Raipur: A person was allegedly noticed violating Covid-induced lockdown in Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur and in response, he was slapped by a district official and thrashed by policemen. The matter got here to gentle as a video of the incident was shared broadly on social media.
According to the police, a case for dashing has been filed in opposition to him.
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In the video, the person could be seen taking out a paper and maybe a doc on his cell phone to point out to the officers when the district collector, Ranbir Sharma, walks to him. The official takes his cell phone and smashes it on the street, he then slaps the person.
The district collector then asks some policemen to thrash the person and so they begin hitting him with sticks. An argument over whether or not or not he’s recording the incident additionally ensued.
The man thrashed within the video has claimed that was going to a medical retailer to purchase medicines when he was stopped. Earlier it was speculated that he’s a minor, nonetheless, that declare has been refuted.Â
The police knowledgeable {that a} First Information Report has been filed in opposition to the person for dashing and never stopping his two-wheeler when requested to take action.
“He said he was out for vaccination but there was no proper documentation. Later, he said he was going to visit his grandmother. I slapped him in heat of the moment when he misbehaved. He was 23-24 y/o and not 13. I regret and apologise for my behaviour,”: the Surajpur District Collector stated in clarification as quoted by ANI.
In an announcement, Ranbir Sharma has apologised for slapping the person saying: “Today, a video is viral on the social media in which I am shown slapping a man who was out during lockdown. I sincerely apologise. I never had any intention to disrespect or belittle the person in the video”.
“In this pandemic situation, district Surajpur along with entire Chhattisgarh is facing the irreparable loss of life. We government employees of the state government are striving hard to tackle this problem. My parents and I were also affected by Coronavirus. I am now post-Covid but mother is still positive and undergoing treatment at home,” the district collector added.
“He was riding a bike and was overspeeding. The man also misbehaved with officials”, the collector stated.
