Overview
- A video that surfaced Friday shows a uniformed Home Guard entering an auto-rickshaw, demanding a free lift and using abusive language when the driver refused.
- The driver told the camera he had already accepted a paid booking through a ride-booking app and could not cancel or inconvenience a passenger.
- Gurugram Police identified the Home Guard as Pravesh and removed him from duty on Friday while initiating departmental and disciplinary proceedings.
- Officials have not reported criminal charges and say any further action will follow the findings of the internal inquiry.
- Home Guards serve as auxiliary personnel to police and their misconduct is handled as a departmental matter, and the case highlights how social media amplifies complaints about treatment of gig and informal workers.