Uttar Pradesh police fight over 'bribe', suspended

June 27, 2016 04:11 pm | Updated July 15, 2020 01:16 pm IST

A video of two policemen publicly fighting at an intersection in Lucknow, allegedly over sharing money earned from bribes has gone viral.

The incident reportedly happened on Sunday in Itaunja area. The policemen, who were posted to regulate traffic in the area were allegedly collecting money from local street vendors and trucks, according to ANI.

One of them, Virendra Yadav, has been suspended. Superintendent of Police Manjil Saini said, a letter has been written to Homeguard directorate for seeking action against the homeguard, with whom policeman Yadav was caught in a brawl.

Mr. Saini, however, refuted the allegations that the duo were fighting over bribe. "This is not true at all. Moreover the video is nearly two-three days old,” Mr. Saini said.

This is not the first time policemen the dark side of policemen were caught on camera. Two weeks back, a sub-inspector in Hardoi district was >suspended after he was caught on camera receiving a massage from a woman within the police station premises.

Last month, a complainant was >allegedly asked by the Muzaffarnagar Police to shine their shoes , in order to get his complaint filed at the police station.

Last year, a >video of Dalit man and his wife stripping themselves naked by the police in Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar had created a storm in the social media.

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