A probe has been ordered after Samajwadi Celebration president Akhilesh Yadav tweeted an outdated video of an IPS officer demanding cash from a businessman on Sunday and attacked the Yogi Adityanath authorities in Uttar Pradesh asking it whether or not it’s going to take “bulldozer” motion in opposition to the officer.
Anirudh Singh, an IPS officer with the UP Police, is reportedly posted in Varanasi. He’s purportedly seen asking somebody on a video name to rearrange for ₹20 lakh. The purported video has been said to be of the time when Singh was posted in Meerut district. The police commissioner has been requested to submit his report on the matter, information company PTI reported.
“After this video of an IPS demanding cash in UP, will the course of bulldozers change in direction of him or will the BJP authorities eliminate the matter by including another title to the listing of absconding IPS? The folks of UP are seeing the truth of BJP’s zero-tolerance in direction of crime,” Akhilesh Yadav tweeted together with a 10-second clip of the video.
Responding to Yadav’s tweet, the Meerut Police mentioned, “This video is over 2 years outdated and doesn’t have any reference to Meerut. Probe has been accomplished within the matter.”
Later, the director common of the UP Police issued a press release saying police are probing the contents of the video, which is greater than two years outdated.
“A video of Shri Anirudh Singh, IPS officer appointed as SP Rural in district Meerut, goes viral wherein he’s seen conversing with an individual by way of video name. On the premise of the mentioned video, allegations of corruption are being levelled in opposition to Singh,” an official launch issued by the DGP mentioned.
“The mentioned case is 2 years outdated, however in view of the seriousness of the case, the Police Headquarters has inquired about it from the Commissioner Varanasi, present posting of the officer and sought a report inside 3 days,” it mentioned.
In the meantime, the police have launched one other investigation in opposition to Singh’s spouse, who can be an IPS officer, over allegations made in a tweet in opposition to her of not paying lease to her landlord, PTI reported.
Aarti Singh, who’s posted as DCP Varuna zone commissionerate in Varanasi, has been accused of not paying lease for her flat, the DGP workplace mentioned.
“Aarti Singh is the spouse of Anirudh Singh. We now have come to know that Aarti Singh has paid her lease and there’s no excellent steadiness, however the Police Headquarters has requested Commissioner Varanasi to probe the matter and provides his report inside 3 days,” it mentioned.