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VASCO
An app may have enabled a Vasco-based traffic sentinel to capture images of traffic violators for the police, but did another another app -- WhatsApp -- enable a group of aggrieved traffic violators to “capture” him in the act?
While Vasco police have already arrested two persons and identified some key persons for allegedly targeting a traffic sentinel at Vasco and vandalising his car on Wednesday, unconfirmed reports were circulating all over Vasco that a WhatsApp group set up by a group of aggrieved traffic violators had led to the identification of the traffic sentinel in the act.
According to these reports, many motorists began getting multiple challans for traffic violations at the same location and a group of aggrieved motorists formed a WhatsApp group to identify and locate the traffic sentinel.
Within a short while, the WhatsApp group is reported to have registered over 100 members, all of whom were recipients of challans for traffic violations.
According to the rumours, every member of the group began investigating and providing individual inputs to track the traffic sentinel.
One member reportedly managed to trace the traffic
HOW THE SENTINEL WAS REPORTEDLY TRACKED
WhatsApp group registers over 100 members in short time
Every member begins investigating
One member reportedly manages to trace sentinel near Tilak Maidan
Quickly uploads photo of car, location on group
Angry members rush to site, confront sentinel; Car vandalised
WhatsApp group immediately disbanded
