Hyderabad, Oct. 24 -- A traffic police officer was caught on camera for slapping a motorist during a drunk-driving check in Kistapur Village Junction, Medchal.

The personnel is identified as Khaleel, a head constable attached to the Medchal traffic police station. The footage shows him slapping Giri twice with both hands, forcefully.

Siasat.com reached out to the Medchal Traffic Police Inspector, Kranthi Kumar, who said that Giri was caught for rash driving while under the influence of alcohol.

"Our officers on duty noticed him driving negligently in a crowded market area, thereby causing risk to lives and damaging public property. The traffic police officers immediately pulled him over and seized his two-wheeler. Upon testing, his bre...