Cops told to wear helmets

Kothagudem: Deputy Superintendent of Police SM Ali has directed that all police officers riding motorcycles should also wear helmets lest they face severe action from the department.

Addressing the media persons here on Thursday, the DSP said the police personnel were forgetting simple but important thing like wear a helmet because of their busy schedule and round-the-clock work.

“To prevent head injuries, one must compulsorily wear helmets,” he said, adding that policemen and officials must set an example for road users by wearing helmets. Also, he appealed to people to wear helmets.

“If people found driving two-wheelers without wearing helmets, their vehicles will be seized,” he said, adding that the vehicles would be released only on the production of receipt of the purchase of a helmet.