Rajkot: Drunk cop runs away with police car, held for obscene act

RAJKOT: Rajkot Rural police had to face an embarrassment on Tuesday morning when a head constable got drunk, took away a police vehicle and was caught having private moments with a woman in the police vehicle in the middle of the road.
The head constable identified as Ashwin Makwana, came under the scanner when locals of Shapar Veraval found him and the woman having private moments in the car on Shapar-Dholra road on Tuesday morning.The duo did not come out of the car, so the locals started recording the videos and informed the police.
Makwana had a verbal altercation with the people and later when cops arrived, he argued with them as well. By Tuesday afternoon, the videos recorded by the locals became viral in the region.
Police said that Makwana was brought to the police station where he was not able to stand nor was he able to speak properly. He later told cops that he had consumed alcohol.
Police said that on Tuesday morning when Makwana was not on duty, he got drunk and took off in a police vehicle. He later picked up a girl and they headed towards Shapar-Dholra Road where they were later apprehended.
“We have registered two different offences against Makwana. One is under the prohibition law and the other is for indulging in an obscene act in public and taking away government vehicle,” said deputy superintendent of police Pratipalsinh Zala.
The woman, who later claimed to be a relative of Makwana, was also booked for the obscene act in public along with the cop.