After a video of a man purportedly doing stunts in a ‘Delhi Police’ marked vehicle surfaced online, the force has said that the car belonged to a private contractor taken on hire for certain duties, and is not a Delhi Police vehicle.
“Person in video is not a policeman but friend of a private driver of a hired vehicle.”Delhi Police
According to news agency ANI, the contractor has been issued a showcause notice.
An inquiry was initiated after a video of a man doing stunts in a vehicle that had 'Delhi Police' written on it surfaced on TikTok, officials said on Wednesday, 26 June.
The 15-second video shows a man coming out of the moving vehicle and doing push-ups on top of the moving vehicle in a vacant plot.
A senior officer confirmed that the vehicle in the video belonged to a private contractor and was found to be registered in the name of JP Sharma.
The vehicle that has a beacon light mounted on the top and 'Delhi Police' written on the bonnet was hired by the police, the officer added.
Police said the incident appears to be old and the man seen doing the stunt in the video was not an officer. He has been identified as the friend of the driver of the vehicle.
A show-cause notice has been issued to the private contractor and necessary legal action will be taken after the inquiry, the officer said.
Police said they were also going through the profile of the user, who uploaded the video on the social media application, to seek more details.
(With inputs from ANI and PTI)
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