A video of a woman police constable from Uttar Pradesh’s Agra flaunting a revolver in uniform went viral on social media. The police initiated an inquiry and sent her to police lines as a punishment posting.
In the video, which has now been deleted from her account, constable Priyanka Misra can be inside a police station lip-syncing to a dialogue, spoken by a male in Hindi.
The dialogue goes like, “Haryana, Punjab toh bekaar hi badnaam hai. Aao kabhi Uttar Pradesh. Rangbaazi kya hoti hai hum tumhe batate hain… naa gunday pe gaana banaate hain, naa gaadi pe Jat-Gujjar likhaate hain. Humare yahaan 5-5 saal ke launde katta chalaate hain.”
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The dialogue also been used in other reels posted online.
According to ThePrint, Agra Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Muniraj G said she has violated the code of conduct and she has been sent to police lines till the inquiry report.
The officer said the constable had shot the video in a police station storeroom and had used one of the revolvers from the stock there.
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In 2018, the UP Police issued social media guidelines. According to a report in Business Standard, UP police personnel should use a disclaimer on social media, stating that the views expressed by them are their personal opinion. They have also been asked not to upload photographs featuring their uniform/accessory or arms.
Similar incidents have been reported in the past. In 2019, two Gujarat Police constables allegedly created and uploaded a TikTok video in a police van while they were on duty. After the video went viral, they were suspended.
Earlier this year, a show cause notice was served to two Delhi Police personnel for reportedly making videos for social media while on duty.
