Shajapur: Additional District Magistrate Manjusha Roy slapped a youth for opening a shop in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur in violation of the ongoing Covid-19 curfew imposed by the state government to tackle the surge in coronavirus cases.
The youth shopkeeper, however, cried foul over the Additional District Magistrate’s action and said the shutter of his shop was closed when the incident took place.
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“The shutter was down, still the policemen pulled it up. The ADM slapped me the policeman even hit me with stick,” ANI quoted the shopkeeper as saying.
The video of the incident, which took place during the sealing of shops as part of following the Covid-19 lockdown guidelines, has gone viral on social media with netizens questioning the extent of authorities using their power to impose protocol during the pandemic.
Take note of the incident, Madhya Pradesh Education Minister Inder Singh Parmar said action will be taken against the Additional District Magistrate if needed.
“I got information about the incident. ADM has not behaved properly. If needed, will take action against the officer,” said Parmar.
This comes as several other incidents too have been reported in recent weeks in other states with the people complaining about the administration’s rigid attitude while ensuring the Covid protocols are followed during the pandemic.