Hyderabad Police Commissioner suspends cop for hugging BJP candidate Madhavi during her campaign
Hyderabad: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of police was suspended for hugging Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat candidate K Madhavi Latha on Monday, April 22. In a video widely circulated on social media, Uma Devi, ASI at Saidabad Police Station, was seen shaking hands with Madhavi Latha and hugging her in uniform.
According to reports, the police officer was on duty when the BJP leader was campaigning in an area under the limits of Saidabad Police Station.
Subsequently, Hyderabad Police Commissioner K Sreenivas Reddy suspended the police officer for violating the Model Code of Conduct.
In the video widely circulated on social media, Uma Devi reached out to Madhavi Latha, who was campaigning with party cadre in a locality in Hyderabad. Uma Devi shook hands with Madhavi Latha, and they hugged each other. Both were seen smiling and exchanging a few words.
Madhavi Latha stirred a row last week with her alleged provocative gesture of shooting an imaginary arrow at a mosque during a procession taken out on Ram Navami. On April 20, the Begum Bazar Police filed an FIR for hurting the religious sentiments of a community through her provocative gesture following a complaint from a resident of Hyderabad. Madhavi Latha has been booked under section 295-A (deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs) and 125 of the Representation of the People Act.
Woman ASI of Saidabad police station suspended for shaking hand and hugging #BJP Candidate #MadhaviLatha on duty during her campaign in #Saidabad, #Hyderabad, #Telangana.#LokSabhaElections2024 pic.twitter.com/jDdF83CFH3
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
