A Delhi Police constable posted in Central district was suspended on Thursday for allegedly damaging vegetable carts during lockdown. The order came a day after his video went viral on social media.
In the video, it can been seen that the officer vandalised three vegetables carts one by one and later left the area.
According to police, the video surfaced online on Wednesday, following which the constable was suspended on Thursday.
“The constable in the video has been identified as Rajbir Singh. We have suspended him immediately for going overboard and vandalizing the vegetable carts,” said Sanjay Bhatia, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Central Delhi.
As per the directives, police are keeping a close eye on the people violating the lockdown. However, at some instances, it has come to fore that cops have been misusing their powers.
Earlier, SN Shrivastva, the Delhi Police Commissioner on Wednesday has urged its personnel to use precautions during their duty and maintain a free flow of essential goods vehicles during the lockdown due to coronavirus.