Date : 20th March 2010
Place : Bangalore
Last night we had our office party at Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bangalore. This is an annual event and probably the only time we get to let our hair down along with our family. It was fun time and i had two glasses of an India White Wine.
Time 8:30 PM
There was an atmosphere of merry all around and we entered the party.
Time 8:45 PM
Me and my wife took our glasses of drinks, i was having a glass of Indian white wine and she was with her vodka with lichi juice.
Time 9:30 PM
We recharged or drink glasses
Time 10:00 PM
We went to have our dinner
Time : 10:45 PM
We finished our dinner and decided to head back home.On the way back i was driving, and was stopped at at police check post near palace grounds and asked if i had taken any form of alcohol. I truly responded saying that i had taken two glasses of wine. I was asked to undergo the breadth analyzer test. The test showed that my body alcohol content was 56 Blood alcohol limit way above the permissible 30 units. I was asked to park the car and handover the keys along with my driving license, i complied to their request, and followed them. What followed is probably one of my worst experience till date.
I requested the office who took my test to calibrate the machine by taking a test himself, he declined doing so as he said it would be a waste of time for him. I was pretty confident that two glasses of alcohol will not make by alcohol content go so high. i debated with the officers for quite some time and following were the set of events which were happening around us
1) An elderly gentleman was being dragged by a police constable by his trouser
2) Two police constables caught riding a bike while being drunk
3) One constable hit a red maruti alto with a barricade. the Occupants were a handicapped father, his wife and their son on the wheels. probably they were going to the hospital. One side of the car was damaged.
In all this i was still not relieved my ordeal.
Time : 11:30 PM
The police officer told me that drunken driving is a serious offense and legally they were to seize my car and i can get it back only after appearing in the court. The only reason i was unwilling to give off my car was that i was selling it off the next day. The office told me that court is an expensive affair and he could arrange for a constable to go to the court representing me but i will have to pay the expenses which would be close to Rs. 3000/-
Time : 12:00 AM
I was tired of negotiating, and told him that i am willing to pay. The office told me to meet his colleague in a dark corner of the road and hand him over the amount. Since i was not carrying sufficient cash i had to withdraw from the nearby Citibank ATM, and had over the cash to him. Thus ending my ordeal.
Time 1:15 AM
We finally reached home.
i consider the incident which happened to me last night no less than a highway roberry , home Mr Praveen Soods reads this and understands what his men are doing at night.
Place : Bangalore
Last night we had our office party at Hotel Lalit Ashok, Bangalore. This is an annual event and probably the only time we get to let our hair down along with our family. It was fun time and i had two glasses of an India White Wine.
Time 8:30 PM
There was an atmosphere of merry all around and we entered the party.
Time 8:45 PM
Me and my wife took our glasses of drinks, i was having a glass of Indian white wine and she was with her vodka with lichi juice.
Time 9:30 PM
We recharged or drink glasses
Time 10:00 PM
We went to have our dinner
Time : 10:45 PM
We finished our dinner and decided to head back home.On the way back i was driving, and was stopped at at police check post near palace grounds and asked if i had taken any form of alcohol. I truly responded saying that i had taken two glasses of wine. I was asked to undergo the breadth analyzer test. The test showed that my body alcohol content was 56 Blood alcohol limit way above the permissible 30 units. I was asked to park the car and handover the keys along with my driving license, i complied to their request, and followed them. What followed is probably one of my worst experience till date.
I requested the office who took my test to calibrate the machine by taking a test himself, he declined doing so as he said it would be a waste of time for him. I was pretty confident that two glasses of alcohol will not make by alcohol content go so high. i debated with the officers for quite some time and following were the set of events which were happening around us
1) An elderly gentleman was being dragged by a police constable by his trouser
2) Two police constables caught riding a bike while being drunk
3) One constable hit a red maruti alto with a barricade. the Occupants were a handicapped father, his wife and their son on the wheels. probably they were going to the hospital. One side of the car was damaged.
In all this i was still not relieved my ordeal.
Time : 11:30 PM
The police officer told me that drunken driving is a serious offense and legally they were to seize my car and i can get it back only after appearing in the court. The only reason i was unwilling to give off my car was that i was selling it off the next day. The office told me that court is an expensive affair and he could arrange for a constable to go to the court representing me but i will have to pay the expenses which would be close to Rs. 3000/-
Time : 12:00 AM
I was tired of negotiating, and told him that i am willing to pay. The office told me to meet his colleague in a dark corner of the road and hand him over the amount. Since i was not carrying sufficient cash i had to withdraw from the nearby Citibank ATM, and had over the cash to him. Thus ending my ordeal.
Time 1:15 AM
We finally reached home.
i consider the incident which happened to me last night no less than a highway roberry , home Mr Praveen Soods reads this and understands what his men are doing at night.
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