Disturbed by loud DJ at farewell party for govt employee, SHO ‘drags guests into police jeep’, now faces action

“In the viral video lawsuit nether Churhat constabulary station, cognizance has been taken, and the presumption successful complaint of Churhat has been penalised by the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Rewa Zone, with the punishment of withholding 1 year’s wage increment. A elaborate probe of the lawsuit is being conducted, and further enactment volition beryllium taken erstwhile the probe study is received,” Sidhi Superintendent of Police Ravindra Verma said.

The retired employee, Ganpati Patel, who worked successful the Public Health Engineering department, was being feted by his household and colleagues astatine a farewell enactment that included a DJ and philharmonic procession. As the celebratory convoy passed done a authorities residential colony, the large euphony reportedly disturbed the constabulary officer, who had returned from nighttime duty.

In a video, Mishra is purportedly seen forcefully handling Patel’s sons Prakash and Aryan. The video purportedly shows Mishra grabbing the youths by their hairsbreadth and pushing them into a constabulary vehicle. The alleged incidental drew criticism, with the Patel household pleading for justness and claiming that the constabulary effect was excessive.

While the Patel household insists that the solemnisation was a heartfelt farewell for their retired father, Mishra said the four-and-a-half-minute-long viral video “does not picture the afloat story”.

He claimed that the “complete footage of the incidental spans 50 minutes and shows that galore individuals astatine the solemnisation were intoxicated”. He besides alleged that the revellers “assaulted constabulary unit erstwhile they intervened, resulting successful injuries to officers”.

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