A couple at the receiving end of some ‘moral policing’ from a group of police personnel from the Museum station here on Tuesday, publicly questioned them over the legality of their act.
The police were in for some major embarrassment as the couple live-streamed the video of their defiance on Facebook.
The video went viral, inviting criticism on the police action. The incident comes hardly a week after Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan made a public statement against moral policing.
In Tuesday’s incident, the police approached Vishnu and his friend Arathi sitting together at the Napier Museum lawns here. They were reportedly told that “such vulgar behaviour” was not allowed in public. Vishnu soon started live-streaming the incident and questioned the police personnel.
‘No objection’
The couple were then taken to the Museum Police station and their parents informed. The girl’s father said that he did not have any complaint as his daughter was an adult. They were later let off.
