By Scroll Staff
The Ghaziabad Police has ordered an inquiry after a video circulated on social media showed a station house officer intimidating residents in temporary settlements in Kaushambi by claiming that a device could determine whether they were “Bangladeshi”.
In the video that was widely shared online, the station house officer of the Kaushambi police station was seen placing what appears to be a smartphone on the back of an elderly man and asking if he was a Bangladeshi.
“The machine shows that you are, doesn’t it?” he asserted.
The man and his family are heard saying that they hail from Araria district in Bihar and are seen showing identity documents on a mobile phone. The officials, however, appear unconvinced by their claims.
The Ghaziabad Police later said the incident took place during an “area domination” exercise, during which residents of temporary settlements and slums were being asked questions.
The police officer concerned “has been given a strict warning that such behavior should not recur in the future”, Indirapuram Assistant Commissioner of Police Abhishek Srivastava said.
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