Pilibhit: This police official in UP wears the ruling celebration on his uniform – fairly actually. {A photograph} of Ashutosh Raghuvanshi, the station home officer (SHO) of Puranpur, goes viral on the social media during which he could be seen sporting a shawl with the ruling BJP`s lotus image and celebration colors over his uniform. The occasion came about inside Gajraula thana on February 20 and images of the cop has now gone viral on the social media.
Amitabh Thakur, former Inspector General (IG) of UP police, has despatched a grievance to state Chief Secretary and numerous senior law enforcement officials, together with DG, IG Bareilly zone and Pilibhit SP, demanding the SHO`s fast suspension and initiation of authorized motion towards him.
Thakur, who’s at present the nationwide president of a social group `Adhikar Sena`, mentioned: “Raghuvanshi`s act was an open violation of a police official`s `rule of conduct`. I had served the police for a long time and never came across any personnel displaying the symbol of a political party so publicly. This will create a wrong image of men in uniform in the minds of people and hence, action needs to be taken.”Taking cognisance, Pilibhit SP, Atul Sharma, has ordered a probe within the matter.
Raghuvanshi, who belongs to Bijnor, mentioned that many locals got here to the police station in Gajraula to supply flowers and sweets when he was transferred and a few “inadvertently put scarves around my neck.”