Mysore: The Mysore Traffic Police who have made wearing seat belts mandatory for motorists,  have  already penalised and initiated legal action against several motorists who violated the rule. However, in a latest incident, they have  been accused of being biased in enforcing the  rule and allowing a foreign lady scot free  after just imposing penalty, no matter the difficulty they faced in stopping her vehicle.

This was what happened in the town on Monday July 14 evening. A  red colour Maruti Suzuki car bearing registration No. KA 05 MC 9278 was passing through Harding Circle when the traffic police signalled the  foreign lady who was driving the car to stop, after noticing that she was not  wearing the seat belt. However, she  sped forth without stopping. The traffic cops on duty immediately passed the message to  the personnel deputed at other spots. However, the efforts of the police to stop the car  went in vain  and it was after much difficulty teh car was stopped by Devaraja station SI Jayaprakash and his staff near the city bus stand. This disrupted traffic on the route.

The cops who checked her documents, slapped a penalty of Rs 700 and let her free without  booking her for  giving them a tough time by not  heeding to their  directive to stop.

Public were heard questioning if the police would have acted in a similar fashion if it any other ordinary citizen had acted in a similar fashion.