UP Police Abuse, Thrash Girl for Relationship With a Muslim, 3 Cops Suspended After Video Goes Viral
Lucknow: After a group of Vishwa Hindu Parishad workers apprehended an interfaith couple in Meerut, police officials rescued the girl and took it on themselves to school her over a relationship with a Muslim boy. Not just verbal abuse, a lady cop can also be seen thrashing the girl in a video that has now gone viral on the Internet.
Responding to a journalist on Twitter, UP Police asked Meerut Police to immediately look into the matter and take necessary action.
The three police personnel sitting in the vehicle, including the female constable, have been suspended by the force after the video went viral.
The incident was reported in Meerut when Dial 100 cops here took the girl, who is a medical student, into custody. The video shows a lady officer beating up the girl while another officer sitting on the front seat of the vehicle using derogatory language to school her for having an affair with a boy Muslim boy. The video has also been shot by this officer who can be seen abusing the girl.
VHP members accosted the interfaith couple at the Jagriti Vihar area of Meerut and created a ruckus demanding action, alleging this was a case of ‘Love Jihad’.
The video has drawn much flak for UP Police after it went viral on social media.
An inquiry has been ordered by SP (City) Meerut. Speaking to the media SP City, Ranvijay Singh said, “A boy and a girl were brought to the police station and both were handed over to their families. They both were accused of indulging in objectionable acts in public. Now, a video has surfaced in which an officer sitting in front is using objectionable language, while a female officer sitting at the back with the girl is hitting the girl. A probe has been ordered and those who found guilty will be punished.”
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Govt to set up Bureau of Port Security to boost port, vessel security
New Delhi (PTI): To beef up the security infrastructure of ports, the government will set up a statutory body -- the Bureau of Port Security -- that will ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of security-related information of ports and vessels, officials said on Friday.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday convened a meeting for the constitution of the dedicated body, the Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), which was attended by the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, and the Minister of Civil Aviation, Ram Mohan Naidu, an official statement said.
Emphasising that there is a need to establish a country-wide robust port security framework, Shah directed that security measures should be implemented in a graded and risk-based manner, taking into account vulnerabilities, trade potential, location, and other relevant parameters.
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The meeting also noted that lessons learned from the maritime security framework shall be replicated in the aviation security domain, the statement said.
The new body, modelled on the lines of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), will be constituted as a statutory body under the new Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, and will work under the aegis of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), it said.
Headed by a senior IPS officer as its director general, the BoPS will be responsible for regulatory and oversight functions relating to the security of ships and port facilities.
"During the transition period of one year, the director general of shipping shall function as the director general of BoPS," the statement said.
"The BoPS will ensure timely analysis, collection and exchange of security-related information, with a special focus on cybersecurity, including a dedicated division to safeguard port IT infrastructure from digital threats," it said.
The government has designated the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as a recognised security organisation (RSO), responsible for undertaking security assessments and preparation of security plans for port facilities.
The Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will train and build the capacities of private security agencies (PSAs) engaged in port security.
"These agencies shall be certified and appropriate regulatory measures shall be introduced to ensure that only the licensed PSAs operate in this sector," the statement said.
