Women, senior citizens made to do sit-ups by Rajasthan police

The video was shared by Laxmikant Bhardwaj, state spokesperson of Rajasthan BJP, in which a group of women were seen to do sit-ups by the police. Rajasthan Police Chief DGP Bhupendra Singh clarified and said that strict action will be taken against the responsible police officials.

Jaipur: A video surfaced on social media from Rajasthan in which a group of women, including senior citizens, were seen to do sit-ups by the police.

The video was shared by Laxmikant Bhardwaj, who is the state spokesperson of Rajasthan BJP.

• शर्मनाक !
  
  आखिर पुलिस की ऐसी कौन सी मजबूरी थी कि इन महिलाओं के साथ (जिनमें वृद्धा भी शामिल हैं) ये अमानवीयता बरती गई ?
  कृपया संज्ञान लें @NCWIndia @sharmarekha @RajCMO @ashokgehlot51 https://t.co/OFgBO2qOm8

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  शर्मनाक !
  
  आखिर पुलिस की ऐसी कौन सी मजबूरी थी कि इन महिलाओं के साथ (जिनमें वृद्धा भी शामिल हैं) ये अमानवीयता बरती गई ?
  कृपया संज्ञान लें @NCWIndia @sharmarekha @RajCMO @ashokgehlot51 https://t.co/OFgBO2qOm8

  — BJP Rajasthan (@BJP4Rajasthan) May 10, 2020

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  शर्मनाक !
  
  आखिर पुलिस की ऐसी कौन सी मजबूरी थी कि इन महिलाओं के साथ (जिनमें वृद्धा भी शामिल हैं) ये अमानवीयता बरती गई ?
  कृपया संज्ञान लें @NCWIndia @sharmarekha @RajCMO @ashokgehlot51 https://t.co/OFgBO2qOm8

  — BJP Rajasthan (@BJP4Rajasthan) May 10, 2020

The video was later retweeted by the BJP Rajasthan’s official twitter handle. It's worth noticing that the exact location of the video was not mentioned in the tweet.

Upon investigation, it was found that the video was shot in a village in Bhilwara district, 20 days ago. The women in the video were caught cutting woods in the forest area illegally and were then asked to do sit-ups as a mild punishment.

Rajasthan Police Chief DGP Bhupendra Singh clarified and said that strict action will be taken against the responsible police officials.