Greater Noida Viral Video: In a brazen example of high-handedness by the Uttar Pradesh Police, a police officer in Greater Noida shoved and slapped a toll booth staffer after allegedly refusing to pay the toll, which resulting in a heated altercation leading to the assault.
Later, when confronted by the toll booth operators over the assault of their worker, the policeman brazenly brushed aside their warnings of legal action against him, asserting “Kuch nahi hoga mera (nothing will happen to me)”,
According to the reports, the incident, which was captured on CCTV installed at the booth, took place at around 8:55 am on Thursday last at the Luharli Toll Plaza in Greater Noida located on NH-91.
In the CCTV clip, which has been widely shared on social media platforms, the police officer, reportedly identified as Praveen Kumar– a Sub-Inspector in the Uttar Pradesh Police, is seen engaged in a heated argument with some toll booth employees. Seconds later, Kumar heads to the barrier and forcibly removes, prompting a staffer to intervene.
However, the policeman violently shoves the toll plaza employee and slaps him and throws barrier aside, allowing many vehicles to pass without paying the toll.
Luharli Toll Plaza, Greater Noida,
Video 1: Policeman Praveen Kumar hits 2 Toll Plaza Employees.
Video 2: Arguing and putting the blame on the Toll Plaza Staff.Law enforcement is a joke! @Uppolice, are you doing something about this? This Man Praveen Kumar should be… pic.twitter.com/2nW7jf11Qe
— Akassh Ashok Gupta (@peepoye_) June 14, 2024
Meanwhile, in another clip, the SI Kumar can later be seen involved in another heated verbal spat with the toll booth operators who confronted him for assaulting their employee. “Kuch nahi hoga mera (nothing will happen to me),” the officer is heard saying to the toll plaza operators as he nonchalantly brushes aside their warnings as they threaten to take legal action against him.
The police officer also blames the toll booth employee for instigating him by not opening the barrier when he asked him to.
The incident took place on June 20 (Thursday), reports said.
