<p>A Traffic Police poster here courted a controversy when it featured an alleged caricature of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari after which its copies were recalled.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A police officer has been served a show-cause notice over the poster, published as part of 'Road Safety Week', which shows a man riding a scooter without wearing a helmet.<br /><br />Gadkari was caught in a controversy late last year when he was spotted riding a scooter without a helmet, which is mandatory, in his hometown Nagpur.<br /><br />Additional Superintendent of Police Praful Thakur today said after the local media highlighted the issue, copies of the poster which were stuck on the back of autorickshaws were recalled.<br /><br />He also said Deputy Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Nilkanth Sahu has been slapped with a show-cause notice, seeking a reply within a week.<br /><br />Meanwhile, local BJP MLA Roshan Lal Agrawal demanded a probe in the matter and suspension of the policemen concerned.</p>
<p>A Traffic Police poster here courted a controversy when it featured an alleged caricature of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari after which its copies were recalled.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A police officer has been served a show-cause notice over the poster, published as part of 'Road Safety Week', which shows a man riding a scooter without wearing a helmet.<br /><br />Gadkari was caught in a controversy late last year when he was spotted riding a scooter without a helmet, which is mandatory, in his hometown Nagpur.<br /><br />Additional Superintendent of Police Praful Thakur today said after the local media highlighted the issue, copies of the poster which were stuck on the back of autorickshaws were recalled.<br /><br />He also said Deputy Superintendent of Police (Traffic) Nilkanth Sahu has been slapped with a show-cause notice, seeking a reply within a week.<br /><br />Meanwhile, local BJP MLA Roshan Lal Agrawal demanded a probe in the matter and suspension of the policemen concerned.</p>