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Birthday Cake Video Leads to Suspension of Six UP Policemen
Six police officers in Uttar Pradesh were suspended after a video appeared online.
The video showed a man cutting a birthday cake inside a police outpost.
The man was reportedly not connected with the outpost.
Several policemen, including the officer in charge, were nearby.
The district police chief ordered an investigation.
Investigators found possible indiscipline and neglect of duty.
The officers named in the report are now suspended.
Officials said more action may follow after the inquiry.
Six policemen at the Adda Bazar outpost in Maharajganj were suspended.
A video allegedly showed an unaffiliated man cutting a birthday cake inside the outpost.
The sub-inspector and other policemen were nearby during the cake-cutting.
Superintendent of Police Shakti Mohan Awasthi ordered an inquiry after seeing the video.
The inquiry found prima facie indiscipline and negligence of official duties; further action is pending.
- Who
- Six policemen: Sub-Inspector Akhilesh Yadav, Head Constable Vikas Kumar Gaur, and constables Prabhav Gaur, Abhimanyu Kharwar, Ramkrit Yadav and Prashant Kumar.
- What
- They were suspended after a video allegedly showed a man cutting a birthday cake inside their police outpost.
- Where
- The Adda Bazar police outpost in Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- The report was issued on September 6; police said the suspensions were announced on Sunday.
- Why
- Police cited alleged indiscipline and negligence of official duties after an inquiry into the video.
Key facts
- Suspended personnel
- Six policemen
- Location
- Adda Bazar outpost, Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh
- Incident
- A man with no reported links to the outpost cut a birthday cake inside the premises
- Evidence
- A video surfaced online showing the cake-cutting and nearby policemen
- Ordering authority
- Maharajganj Superintendent of Police Shakti Mohan Awasthi
- Inquiry officer
- The Nichlaul Circle Officer
- Initial findings
- Prima facie indiscipline and negligence of official duties
Sources
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