India, Sept. 2 -- GurgaonTraffic Police has tweeted about its "zero tolerance" policy towards corruption after a video of a Japanese man paying Rs.1,000 "fine" to three cops has sparked outrage on social media. The internet claimed that what the cops took was not a fine but a "bribe" after the foreigner recorded his interactions with the policemen and shared the video on Instagram.

"1000 fine for not wearing a helmet," an Instagram user who goes by Kaito wrote. In the video, he and his companion were stopped in the middle of the road by three cops for not wearing a helmet. While the woman driving the bike was wearing a helmet, Kaito, riding pillion, was without one.

The cop asked for the woman's ID card and then Rs.1,000 in cash, adding...