The incident occurred seven months again on February 2
A video of a Madhya Pradesh cop eradicating his uniform in entrance of his superiors and municipal company officers after he was allegedly threatened by a BJP chief has surfaced on-line, igniting political tensions. The incident occurred seven months again on February 2 in Kotwali police station of Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh.
Earlier this yr, a dispute broke out between Assistant Sub-Inspector Vinod Mishra and native residents over the development of a drain within the Kotwali police station space. After the altercation, municipal company officers and cops arrived on the scene to resolve the problem, following which, a gathering was held on the police station.
Throughout the assembly, BJP chief Arjun Gupta, husband of an area councilor, allegedly threatened Mr Mishra that he’ll get his uniform eliminated. In response, Mr Mishra, seemingly agitated, took off his uniform shirt in entrance of everybody, together with the city inspector and different officers. All the incident was caught on CCTV. Folks current on the assembly could be seen making an attempt to calm Mr Mishra down.
Following the incident, disciplinary motion was taken towards Mr Mishra for his conduct. In a press release after the video went viral on social media not too long ago, Superintendent of Police (SP) Nivedita Gupta clarified that the matter was investigated months in the past. “The ASI was reprimanded on the time, and it was discovered that he had some well being points and a land-related dispute with the councilor,” she stated. She has additionally ordered an investigation into the leaking of CCTV footage after seven months and its circulation on social media.
The viral video has sparked a political storm, with the opposition Congress celebration latching onto the incident to criticize the ruling BJP. In a submit on X, previously twitter, the Madhya Pradesh Congress stated, “That is the misuse of energy! See how a BJP councilor’s husband threatened a uniformed police officer, forcing him to take away his uniform. Legislation and order within the state is at its lowest level, crime is uncontrolled, and the police are both helpless or beneath political strain.”
