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Ghaziabad Orders Probe Into Viral ‘Nationality Scan’ by Police Officer

Police say the December 23 slum check relied on routine questioning rather than any device that can determine citizenship.

Overview

  • Ghaziabad Police opened an internal inquiry into the incident and assigned it to the Indirapuram assistant commissioner of police.
  • The clip, recorded on December 23 during an area-domination check in the Bhowapur/Bihari Market slum cluster, shows an officer pressing a phone to a man’s back and declaring him “from Bangladesh.”
  • Officials describe the exercise as routine verification and deny using any scientific method or tool capable of detecting nationality.
  • The family seen in the video says they are from Araria in Bihar and presented identity documents, asserting long-term residence in Ghaziabad.
  • Multiple reports identify the officer as Kaushambi SHO Ajay Sharma, though police have not officially named him, as the video draws widespread online ridicule.