In a bizarre case, the Hyderabad police towed away the car of YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) President YS Sharmila while she was on board.
Vehicles being towed away is a common sight on Indian roads. You can also see car/ bike owners pleading with the authorities. However, an extreme version of this occurred in Andhra Pradesh. A Toyota Fortuner was towed away by the Hyderabad police.It belonged to the YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP) President YS Sharmila. However, it was towed while she was still inside the car. The authorities ignored all the protocols and continued toward the SR Nagar police station in Hyderabad. The whole incident has gone viral now.
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S Sharmila is the President of the YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP). She also happens to be the sister of the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister. Sharmila had called for protests against TRS for allegedly attacking her Padyatra in the Narsampet assembly constituency. She even called to lay siege to Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s official residence – Pragathi Bhavan. Following this, the Hyderabad police surrounded Sharmila’s residence. Eventually, she was towed along with her car from Rajbhavan road to SR Nagar police station.
As you can see in the video above, the Hyderabad police towed the car without following any protocols. Sharmila arrived at Punjagutta along with YSRTP leaders and cadre. The plane was to proceed toward Pragathi Bhavan to protest against the cancellation of permission for her padayatra. The Bharat Rashtra Smithi (BRS) workers had also attacked her convoy on Monday. As the police came to detain her, members of YSRTP and Sharmila’s supporters surrounded the car. To avoid arrest, she also locked herself inside the vehicle.
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Eventually, the Hyderabad police called for a towing truck and started towing her Toyota Fortuner. Sharmila asked her driver and security officer to leave the car while she remained inside. The dramatic scene continued as Sharmila stayed in the driver’s seat of the Fortuner while being towed away. The windshields were smashed by BRS activists. Sharmila remained inside the vehicle even after the vehicle reached the SR Nagar Police Station. The police kept trying to get her to step out of the car.
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Car Towing With Driver Illegal
While it is common to see cars/ bikes being towed with the drivers/ passengers still inside, this is not legal. Since tow trucks are handled by local contractors, there have been many cases of borderline illegal behavior. Multiple incidents of a biker being towed with his bike to the police station have emerged. In an infamous incident, the Mumbai traffic police once towed a vehicle with a woman breastfeeding the baby in a no-parking zone. However, the Hyderabad case is more of a political incident than a parking zone incident.
