Pilibhit:In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer, posted as a circle officer in Bisalpur police station, landed himself in a soup, for allegedly forcing the village head of Marauri Khas village, Sanjeev Awasthi, to fall at the feet of an accused.
BJP MLA Ram Saran Verma said that circle officer Vineet Singh, accompanied by Bilsanda SHO Ravindra Kumar, had come to the village on Wednesday to resolve a dispute related to a temple's land.
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Guddu, the accused, has been living illegally on the temple premises.
The police officer had come at the behest of Guddu, who Verma described as "a criminal involved in several nefarious activities".
The MLA claimed that Singh called the village 'pradhan' and directed him to first touch Guddu's feet and then made him rub his nose on them thrice.
MLA Ram Saran Verma said he had written to the additional chief secretary, home, Avanish Awasthi, DGP HC Awasthi and Pilibhit SP Jai Prakash Yadav, seeking immediate legal action against the police officer.