Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday (May 23, 2021) instructed to take away collector of Surajpur district Ranbir Sharma from his publish after a video of him hitting a man for breaking COVID-19 norm went viral on social media platforms.
A coronavirus-induced lockdown is in place within the district, some 340 kilometers from Raipur, and a man, recognized as Aman Mittal (23), was stopped by the collector and a posse of police, an official mentioned.
सोशल मीडिया के माध्यम से सूरजपुर कलेक्टर रणबीर शर्मा द्वारा एक नवयुवक से दुर्व्यवहार का मामला मेरे संज्ञान में आया है।
यह बेहद दुखद और निंदनीय है। छत्तीसगढ़ में इस तरह का कोई कृत्य कतई बर्दाश्त नहीं किया जाएगा।
कलेक्टर रणबीर शर्मा को तत्काल प्रभाव से हटाने के निर्देश दिए हैं।
— Bhupesh Baghel (@bhupeshbaghel) May 23, 2021
In the video, the man might be seen exhibiting a bit of paper and one thing on his cell phone to the collector who takes the system and throws it to the bottom.
The senior official is then seen slapping the man and inspiring two policemen who rush to the spot and begin hitting the man with sticks.
When the viral video caught the eye of the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, he took it to a micro-blogging web site to deal with the general public and instructed the officers to take away the collector from the publish. IAS Gaurav Kumar Singh has been changed as the brand new District Magistrate.
Watch the viral video right here:
In an announcement issued on Saturday, Collector Ranbir Sharma mentioned, “Today a video is viral on social media in which I am shown slapping a man who was out during lockdown. I sincerely apologize for today’s behavior. I never had any intention to disrespect or belittle the person in the video.”
“In this pandemic situation, district Surajpur along with the entire Chhattisgarh state has been facing an irreparable loss of lives. We all employees of the state government are striving hard to tackle this problem,” he additional mentioned in his assertion.
Sharma mentioned he had recovered from coronavirus whereas his mom continued to battle the an infection, and requested individuals to comply with COVID-19 norms in place strictly in order that the COVID-19 outbreak might be contained.
Sharma additionally added that the man within the video, opposite to some reviews, was not minor however a 23-year-old
“He was riding a bike and was overspeeding. The man also misbehaved with officials”, the collector mentioned.
A police official mentioned the man has been charged beneath the Epidemic Diseases Act for violating COVID-19 norms.
(With company inputs)
