The Mumbai Police on Thursday ordered an inquiry after a video purportedly showed a policeman threatening student protesters with fabricated drug cases if they returned to protest.
Latest Update
Follow here for live updates
The Mumbai police ordered a probe against Pawan Sangle, who was posted as a police driver.
“Taking a serious note of the video, the state government has ordered a probe against Pawan Sangle, posted as a driver. He has also been suspended from his position until the probe against him is completed,” a senior state government official confirmed.
Also Read | ‘My heart was full’: Students spotted cheering for CJP protesters from school windows in Mumbai
Thousands of students have taken to the streets in solidarity with the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led agitation in New Delhi, demanding accountability from the government over the alleged examination irregularities.
Details
The video, which went viral on social media, sparked outrage and prompted authorities to suspend the policeman pending an investigation. The action against the cop, identified as Pawan Sangle, comes amid the ongoing Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest in Delhi, and its supporters also holding similar demonstrations in Mumbai over the past few days.
The widely circulated clip shows a police driver warning detained students that they would be implicated in false narcotics cases and spend the rest of their lives in jail if they participated in further demonstrations.
The video shows a group of youngsters inside a police van after they were apparently detained from a protest site.
A policeman seated in the front can be heard asking them to return home and warning them against joining future protests.
“If you are seen again here, I will ruin your lives,” the policeman tells the students in the video.
He then goes on to threaten them with a fabricated narcotics case.
“I will put 50-50 grams of powder in your bags and your life will be finished,” the policeman is heard saying in the video.
He also tells the protesters that their demonstrations have made his life difficult and warns them against participating in any further agitation.
The video quickly drew widespread criticism online, with the Congress sharing it on X and demanding action against the policeman.
The incident comes amid a wave of student protests in Mumbai over the last few days.
