Kolkata cops stop military truck for reckless driving, day after army dismantled TMC stage

KOLKATA, Sep 2: Kolkata Police on Tuesday intercepted a military truck for alleged reckless driving, a day after the army dismantled a stage erected by the ruling TMC to protest alleged atrocities on Bengali-speaking migrant workers in BJP-ruled states.A case of dangerous driving was filed against the army personnel driving the truck, a senior officer of Kolkata Traffic Police said.The incident took place around 11 am in front of the Writers’ Buildings, the previous state secretariat.“The vehicle was moving at such a high speed that it could have led to a major accident while negotiating a turn. Kolkata Police commissioner Manoj Verma’s vehicle was behind the truck,” the officer said.A CCTV footage released by Kolkata Police, capturing the sequence of events leading to the moment when traffic officials stopped the truck, showed the army vehicle slowing down at the Writers’ Buildings traffic signal on the left flank of BBD Bag North Road, from where it made a sudden attempt to swerve right towards the south.In the process, the truck narrowly missed hitting Verma’s car, which was following the army vehicle and overtook it sharply from the right side at the signal in its bid to avoid an accident. (PTI)