Viral Video: A video that has emerged from Meerut district in Uttar Pradesh has gone viral on social media, where a uniformed policeman was filmed accepting a bribe of Rs 500. The footage that went viral evoked widespread outrage as netizens termed the officer corrupt and called for strict action.
Bribe Incident at Parikshitgarh Police Station
In the viral video shared by X user ‘Janaab Khan Crime Reporter’, one could clearly spot a policeman accepting the bribe and putting it into his pocket. According to reports, the officer was posted at Parikshitgarh police station in Meerut, and he can be spotted taking money from an unidentified person relating to a case. The video, since then, has caused severe concern within the police department and among the public.
Meerut Police sprang into action over the viral clip and suspended the officer concerned, initiating a departmental inquiry. Confirming this in a statement published on the official X handle of Meerut Police, they said the inquiry had been assigned to the Superintendent of Police-Rural. The police maintained that they were taking the matter quite seriously and were committed to uncovering the full details of the incident.
Meerut Police’s Quick Action
This has largely cooled tempers with the summary suspension of the officer in quick time, but many are still awaiting the outcome of the investigation. Meerut Police assured the public that everything will be brought out at due time and the guilty will get their sentence. This whole incident shows the severity of transparency into law enforcement and the power of social media to hold public servants to account. People expressed their views in the comment section, “This is our culture, police doesn’t work without bribe.” Another person said, “Insert your camera there also where 50 lakh bribe is taken, instead of ₹50 and 500 you will immediately enter with a mic and camera, if you have courage then show it to the elders.”