Viral video gets cop disengaged from his service in Sopore

SOPORE — A policeman was on Friday disengaged from his services after a video went viral in which he was seen making announcement with abusive language, asking people to stay indoors.

A video was circulated on social media sites wherein a policeman was allegedly seen making announcement in an abusive manner.

“On preliminary investigation, the allegations were found true and it came to fore that the cop is posted in PD Sopore. It was divulged that the personnel shot the video at an isolated place and was not part of any announcement making team,” officials said.

Taking cognizance of the issue, Sopore police has registered an FIR against the erring official under relevant Sections of law and the official has been disengaged forthwith from the department.