Archive · 5 Aug 2026
UP sub-inspector shunted after video of misconduct with woman
A police officer in India got into big trouble because of a video.
The video showed him being mean to a woman.
People say he used bad words and said scary things to her.
The video spread on the internet, and many people saw it.
When police leaders saw the video, they acted quickly.
They moved the officer away from his normal job.
They also started an official investigation to find out what really happened.
The officer had gone to a village to help settle a fight between two families over a piece of land.
Now he must wait while the police department decides what to do.
Sub-Inspector Mirza Shami was removed and attached to police lines in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district after a viral video allegedly showed him misbehaving with a woman.
A departmental inquiry has been ordered against him, police said on Wednesday.
The purported video allegedly shows the officer using abusive language and threatening to strip the woman.
Shami had gone to Balipur Tata village in the Charwa police station area on Tuesday over a reported land dispute between two parties.
Circle Officer Shivank Singh said police took cognizance of the viral video on Tuesday night.
- Who
- Sub-Inspector Mirza Shami, with Circle Officer Shivank Singh responding for the police.
- What
- A sub-inspector was attached to police lines and a departmental inquiry was ordered after a viral video allegedly showed him using abusive language and threatening to strip a woman.
- When
- Tuesday, when the officer visited the village and the video went viral; police took cognizance on Tuesday night and the report was published Wednesday, August 5.
- Where
- Balipur Tata village, Charwa police station area, Kaushambi district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The officer had gone there over a land dispute between two parties, and his alleged misconduct toward a woman prompted the removal and inquiry.
- Officer involved
- Sub-Inspector Mirza Shami
- Location
- Balipur Tata village, Charwa police station area, Kaushambi district, Uttar Pradesh
- Reason for visit
- Dispute over a piece of land between two parties
- Allegation
- Using abusive language and threatening to strip a woman
- Action taken
- Attached to police lines; departmental inquiry ordered
- Responding official
- Circle Officer Shivank Singh
- Trigger
- Viral video of the alleged misconduct on social media