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Ghaziabad Police Order Inquiry After Viral Video Shows Cop ‘Scanning’ Man for Nationality

Officials describe the December 23 slum sweep as routine identity verification without any special device.

Overview

  • DCP Nimish Patil said the footage was recorded during an area domination exercise by Kaushambi police with Rapid Action Force personnel on December 23.
  • The video shows a senior officer placing what appears to be a smartphone on a man’s back and stating the man was from Bangladesh as the family said they were from Bihar and showed proof.
  • Police assigned the inquiry to the Indirapuram ACP, and the officer in the video has not been officially named pending the probe.
  • Earlier, ACP Indirapuram Abhishek Srivastava said the clip reflected routine questioning and asserted no scientific or technical device was used.
  • Media reports note the video’s authenticity has not been independently verified, and the operation formed part of broader checks targeting suspected illegal immigrants in slum clusters.