Overview
- Police said the footage was recorded during an area-domination exercise on December 23 carried out in slum areas with paramilitary support, and an inquiry has been assigned to the Indirapuram ACP.
- The video shows a police officer placing what appears to be a smartphone on a man’s back and declaring that it indicates he is “from Bangladesh.”
- ACP Abhishek Srivastava stated no special or technical device was used and described the interaction as a police-style interrogation to verify facts.
- The family seen in the clip says they are natives of Araria in Bihar, showed documents to officers, and alleges they were intimidated by claims they were Bangladeshi.
- The clip drew widespread online ridicule, News18 said it had not independently verified the video, and sources cited by NDTV said senior officials have taken note.