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Hindustan Times
2 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Chandigarh: MP Tewari calls for probe into surge in e-challans
A day after director general of police Sagar Preet Hooda ordered a halt to manual challaning by traffic police, MP Manish Tewari welcomed the move, noting it followed his query in Parliament about challans issued from 2019 to 2025. He said the operationalisation of the Integrated Command and Control Centre (ICCC) was a positive step but flagged concern over the exponential rise in e-challans between 2022 and 2025. MP Manish Tewari (HT File) Tewari has demanded a detailed investigation into the ICCC's functioning, citing public harassment and humiliation due to excessive challans. He appreciated Chandigarh Police's decision to restrict manual challaning to only visible violations but stressed accountability was needed to ensure fairness and transparency in the AI-driven system managing traffic enforcement in the city. Congress backs traffic reforms Chandigarh Congress chief HS Lucky met DGP Sagar Preet Hooda on Wednesday, appreciating recent reforms to make the city's traffic challaning system more transparent and citizen-friendly. He also raised key law and order concerns, including women's safety, drug abuse, community policing, and the need for enhanced police visibility and responsiveness.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Time of India
‘Focus on flow, not fines': Chandigarh DGP's message to traffic cops
1 2 Chandigarh: In a visible shift on city roads, Chandigarh's traffic cops have been ordered to focus on managing traffic flow rather than stopping motorists without cause. The directive comes straight from UT DGP Sagar Preet Hooda, following a string of viral videos and public complaints alleging harassment by traffic personnel. The DGP has made it clear: manual challans are to be issued only for visible, serious violations. The rest? Leave it to the city's network of smart cameras. This policy shift gained urgency after a video surfaced on July 29, allegedly showing traffic constable Parveen accepting a ₹500 bribe from a car driver. The constable, posted at the Sector 45/46/49/50 chowk, was suspended and now faces a departmental inquiry. The action followed a report by DSP (Traffic) Shriprakash, submitted to SSP (Traffic) Sumer Pratap Singh. At a high-level crime review meeting, DGP Hooda emphasized that traffic enforcement must not turn into intimidation. Officers were told to avoid unnecessary confrontations and to stop vehicles only when a clear violation is observed. The crackdown comes amid growing public outrage. Several videos have gone viral in recent days, showing traffic cops allegedly targeting out-of-state vehicles—especially from Himachal Pradesh and Punjab—without valid reasons. One particularly disturbing clip featured a 12-year-old girl from Punjab, whose family was slapped with a ₹10,000 challan for a minor tyre protrusion on their Swift car. The family claimed they were mistreated during their visit to the city. The issue has now reached the UT Administrator's public hearing, with at least two formal complaints lodged. The Road Safety Committee, chaired monthly by the Deputy Commissioner, has also flagged the matter. DGP Hooda reiterated that only deliberate and serious violations should attract penalties. "We are here to ensure safety, not to create fear," he reportedly told officers.
Indian Express
15-07-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
IPS officer Sagar Preet Hooda is new Chandigarh DGP
Dr Sagar Preet Hooda was appointed as the director general of police (DGP) of the Union Territory of Chandigarh Tuesday. He is an Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the 1997 batch. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued an order transferring him from New Delhi to Chandigarh, effective immediately. Currently, IPS officer Pushpendra Singh is serving as officiating DGP, Chandigarh. Dr Hooda was serving as special commissioner (intelligence) in Delhi with additional charge of perception management and media cell division. On May 1, he was given two additional charges: Special CP of the Special Police Unit for Women and Children and Special Police Unit for the North-Eastern Region. During his initial years in the service as an IPS officer in the late 1990s, Hooda served as assistant superintendent of police (ASP) in the Union Territory of Chandigarh. Dr Hooda received his master's degree in Public Policy Analysis (2014-15) as an Edward S Mason fellow from Harvard University. He also got a Certificate in Public Finance (2012) from Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy. He did another course in Leadership and Globalisation from the London School of Economics in 2006. He did his PhD in Sociology from Panjab University from 1991 to 1997. Before that, he obtained his post-graduation in Sociology from Panjab University from 1989 to 1991. He is also a Chevening Scholar and a recipient of the prestigious Webber-Seavey Award. Dr Hooda has a proven track record in government administration and possesses skills in governance, conflict resolution, international relations, management, and policy analysis.
