UP DIG slaps old man, suspended

Every time UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav tries to project a friendly image of his police force, one of the men in khaki goes ahead and demolishes it.

This time it is DIG Lucknow DK Chaudhary who has been caught on camera slapping an elderly vendor in the busy Bhootnath market in Lucknow. The CM has suspended the official for the misconduct.

The incident took place on Tuesday evening when the DIG had gone shopping with his subordinates to the market. The DIG noticed some encroachment and asked the vendors to clear the area.

Even as the elderly vendor was winding up his stall, the DIG lost his temper and gave a stinging slap to the old man. Circle officer of Ghazipur police station Dinesh Puri and station officer Alok Mani Tripathi were present when the incident took place.

It may be recalled that a few months ago, a police official had kicked the typewriter of a typist who sat outside the GPO and after the photographs of the incident went viral on the social media, the police official was suspended. The typist was compensated with a new typewriter.

Interestingly, a few days ago, DGP Javeed Ahmad had issued a circular asking the police personnel to behave politely with the public and cultivate a more people-friendly image.