‘Objectionable' WhatsApp Status On Akhilesh Yadav Gets Six UP Cops Suspended
The cops were suspended within 24 hours since the receipt of complaint by the Samajwadi Party, the officials said.
A WhatsApp status having 'objectionable" comments on Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav has resulted in the suspension of six police personnel in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad.
The action was taken against all six constables, including the one who originally posted it and others who propagated the remarks further.
The original post was made by Constable Pradeep Thakur, who is posted in Shikohabad.
The Samajwadi Party filed an official complaint over the matter after the comments went viral on Facebook and WhatsApp, after which the police swung into action and suspended the constables within 24 hours.
As the post went viral, Samajwadi Party district unit chief, Shivraj Singh Yadav, met with the Firozabad police chief. The official ordered an investigation by the respective area in charge, Hindustan Times reported.
Within 24 hours, by Friday afternoon, area police officer Chanchal Tyagi confirmed that the allegations were true. He identified five other constables—head constable Kuldeep and constables Rahul, Amit, Arun, and Saurabh—for helping the post go viral.
Akhilesh Yadav is a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and a sitting MP from Kannauj. He is also the leader of his party in the Lok Sabha.
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