Archive · 4 Jan 2026
Ghaziabad Cop Threatens Slum Residents with Fake Machine
A police officer in Ghaziabad, India, was seen in a video threatening people in a slum area.
He said he had a machine that could tell if they were from Bangladesh.
The people said they were from Bihar, not Bangladesh.
The police said they did not tell the officer to check people's documents.
The officer said he was trying to scare the people because some Bangladeshis had been arrested there before.
The police are now investigating what happened.
A Ghaziabad police officer threatened slum residents with a fake machine to verify their nationality.
The officer claimed the device could determine if they were from Bangladesh.
Residents stated they were from Bihar and were in Ghaziabad for work.
The police department issued a warning to the officer and initiated an investigation.
The officer defended his actions as a 'psychological trick' based on previous arrests of Bangladeshis in the area.
- Who
- Ajay Kumar Sharma, SHO of Kaushambi police station, and residents of a slum cluster in Ghaziabad
- What
- A police officer allegedly threatened residents with a fake machine to verify their nationality, claiming they were from Bangladesh
- When
- December 23
- Where
- A slum cluster near Vaishali’s Bihari Market in Ghaziabad, India
- Why
- The officer claimed to be using a 'psychological trick' based on previous arrests of Bangladeshis in the area
- Location
- Ghaziabad, India
- Date of Incident
- December 23
- Officer Involved
- Ajay Kumar Sharma, SHO of Kaushambi police station
- Action Taken
- Warning issued, investigation initiated
- Residents' Origin
- Bihar, India
