Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra has announced that three policemen who were seen in a viral video driving a car while a woman was clinging to its bonnet have been suspended.
“We have taken cognisance of the viral video and suspended three policemen,” Mishra said on Wednesday.
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Those suspended have been identified as Sub-Inspectors Anil Ajmeria and Sanjay Suryavanshi, Constable Neeraj Dehria.
The video had surfaced from Madhya Pradesh‘s Narsinghpur on Monday.
Narsinghpur Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said a police team had gone to Gotegaon town on Monday to nab drug peddlers after receiving a tip-off.
“When the police personnel were bringing two accused to the police station in a car, a woman held onto the car’s bonnet,” he said.
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According to reports, the woman, identified as Mohini Kahar, was the mother of one of the detained men, Sonu Kahar, and she was trying to get her son freed.
In the video that went viral on social media, the cops can be seen driving the car while the woman was clinging in front of it.
Video sparks outrage
The SP said the video shows the car moving very slowly and entering the gate of a police station.
The video had sparked outrage on social media, with many calling for action to be taken against the cops involved.
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