Not an isolated case
Pandya was also accused of threatening to assault a TRB jawan after the latter allegedly reported his conduct while on duty.
Pandya refused to stand when asked to face the media for recording, according to people present there. The circumstances in which he was kept there are likely to form part of the departmental scrutiny, sources said. Ahmedabad: A traffic police sub-inspector, allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, crashed his SUV near Rabari Vas in Tragad. Nine bottles of liquor were allegedly recovered from his car. PSI Bharat Pandya, posted as Vishala beat in-charge at M Division traffic police station, was detained by Sabarmati police and later suspended by DCP (traffic West). Sources alleged that despite being an accused in the case, Pandya was kept in a room and not the lock-up. A team from Sabarmati police reached the spot after being informed and took Pandya to the police station. He allegedly left the spot after asserting his position as a police officer. Pandya was then kept in a room on an upper floor of the police station instead of the lock-up. The crash has also brought previous allegations against Pandya into focus. A video of that case had also surfaced. A complaint was filed in that matter.
During his earlier posting at Shahibaug police station, he was allegedly accused of drunk driving and knocking over roadside stalls.