Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh: A senior woman police officer Shreshtha Thakur stood up to bullying by a group of BJP workers after one of them was fined and arrested for not carrying driving documents in western Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr.
In video footage of the incident that has gone viral, Ms Thakur, a Circle Officer (CO), is seen confronting agitated BJP workers who are raising slogans against the police. They are seen surrounding the officer and arguing with her. Ms Thakur is then heard telling them that "she will add additional sections for creating public disorder".
"You please go and get written orders from the Chief Minister that the police have no right to check vehicles... that we can't do our job. Hum raat mein parivar ko chhor ke duty karte hain, maze lene ke liye nahi (we leave our families at home at night not to have fun but to do our job)," she tells them sternly.
The incident happened on Friday afternoon when a BJP district-level worker Pramod Lodhi was issued challan for not carrying proper documentation of his motorcycle. The man allegedly misbehaved with police officers following which he was arrested, the police said.
The BJP workers created ruckus outside the court where he was produced and Ms Thakur's office. They alleged that he was arrested because he refused to pay bribe to a police officer. A man, who is seen arguing with her, tells her that Mr Lodhi was asked Rs 2,000, a claim that she refuted and said that the police issued challans to thousands of offenders and nobody had an issue except for him.
The India Police Service (IPS) officer was trying to control women protesters who had blocked a road while demanding a ban on liquor shops, when a minor clash erupted.
He justified his outburst later saying Ms Nigam used brute force against pregnant and old women protesting against illicit liquor sale.
In video footage of the incident that has gone viral, Ms Thakur, a Circle Officer (CO), is seen confronting agitated BJP workers who are raising slogans against the police. They are seen surrounding the officer and arguing with her. Ms Thakur is then heard telling them that "she will add additional sections for creating public disorder".
"You please go and get written orders from the Chief Minister that the police have no right to check vehicles... that we can't do our job. Hum raat mein parivar ko chhor ke duty karte hain, maze lene ke liye nahi (we leave our families at home at night not to have fun but to do our job)," she tells them sternly.
The incident happened on Friday afternoon when a BJP district-level worker Pramod Lodhi was issued challan for not carrying proper documentation of his motorcycle. The man allegedly misbehaved with police officers following which he was arrested, the police said.
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The BJP workers created ruckus outside the court where he was produced and Ms Thakur's office. They alleged that he was arrested because he refused to pay bribe to a police officer. A man, who is seen arguing with her, tells her that Mr Lodhi was asked Rs 2,000, a claim that she refuted and said that the police issued challans to thousands of offenders and nobody had an issue except for him.
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The India Police Service (IPS) officer was trying to control women protesters who had blocked a road while demanding a ban on liquor shops, when a minor clash erupted.
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He justified his outburst later saying Ms Nigam used brute force against pregnant and old women protesting against illicit liquor sale.
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