UP: Barber held for spitting on customer's face, shop bulldozed
Kannauj (UP), Aug 8: A barber here was arrested a day after a video of him applying his spit on a customer's face made rounds on social media, police said on Thursday.
The barber’s makeshift shop was bulldozed by the local administration.
Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar Anand said, "We received a report regarding a video in which a barber, Yusuf, was seen applying his spit on the face of a customer. Acting on the complaint we arrested him on Wednesday night."
According to the police, the incident occurred a fortnight ago but the video was posted online recently and it began doing rounds on Wednesday.
"The accused is seen applying some cream on the face of the customer in the video. While doing so he stops, spits in his palms and applies it on the customer’s face," Circle Officer Kapoor Kumar said.
The local administration on Thursday reached the spot and bulldozed the makeshift salon.
"The salon was made using tin sheets and was an encroachment. It was removed with a bulldozer today," the CO said.
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Hindus have consolidated, BJP will cross 135 seats in WB: Suvendu Adhikari after early trends
Kolkata: Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said he was confident that the Bharatiya Janata Party would form the government in West Bengal as early counting trends began to emerge.
Speaking after initial trends in the ongoing vote counting, Adhikari said the party was expecting to win more than 135 seats in the state.
He also claimed that Hindu votes had consolidated in favour of the BJP, which, according to him, would translate into victory for the party.
Counting of votes is currently underway, and official results are awaited.
