In UP, cops stand and watch kids fish out dead body from canal; suspended: watch video

Bulandshahr (UP), July 2

Two policemen were removed from duty here on Wednesday after being caught on camera while getting children to take out a body from a canal, officials said.

The incident took place in the morning when a person informed the police about spotting an unidentified body in the Walipur-Gang canal, the officials said.

The body had got stuck near a culvert after which a sub-inspector and a constable from the Kotwali police station reached the spot, they said.

 “We also got to see a video in which some children were seen bringing the dead body to one side of the canal with the help of wooden logs and sticks, while the sub-inspector and the constable stood nearby watching it,” Senior Superintendent of Police, Bulandshahr, Santosh Singh said.

 “Certainly, this behaviour of the policemen was not good and impacts the image of the entire department. The children seen in the video are minors and their help should not have been taken in this kind of work,” Singh said.

 “Hence, Sub-inspector Ram Naresh and Constable Mahabir have been transferred to the police lines with immediate effect,” he added.

Four children were seen bringing the body to a side of the canal, while the two policemen and one more unidentified man stood watching at some distance, the video showed.

SSP Singh said an inquiry into the matter has been initiated and the local police circle officer has been entrusted with the responsibility to carry out the probe.

 “The inquiry seeks to find out why such an insensitive approach was taken in the matter and children engaged for the work. Any further action would be taken accordingly,” he added.

Meanwhile, the police said the body which came flowing in the canal remains unidentified and it does not bear any injury marks.

Legal proceedings are underway in the case, the police said. PTI