ASI suspended after viral video shows assault on taxi driver

Shimla: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) in Shimla has been suspended after a video showing him kicking a taxi driver during a VVIP movement went viral on social media.The incident took place on Friday near Tavi Mod under the Boileauganj police station limits, when ASI Pyar Chand was deployed for duty during the President's visit.The ASI asked a local taxi driver, Ashish Kumar, to remove vehicles parked along the roadside. Kumar responded that he was alone and could move only one vehicle at a time, which led to an argument. The situation escalated when the officer threatened to issue a challan. As the taxi driver began recording the exchange and tried to capture the police officer's nameplate, the ASI allegedly kicked him.Gaurav Singh, superintendent of police, Shimla, said the ASI was seen using "excessive and inappropriate force". The ASI was immediately suspended, and departmental proceedings were initiated under a zero-tolerance policy. The misconduct will invite strict action, the SP added.In a similar incident on March 16, a senior mediaperson was pushed by a policeman while covering the arrival of Haryana Congress legislators at Wildflower Hall in Chharabra, Shimla district. The police apologised after the matter was taken up with chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu.MSID:: 130714658 413 |