'Will BJP Take Bulldozer Action?': Akhilesh Yadav's Swipe After Video Of IPS Officer Soliciting Bribe Goes Viral

Notably, a video clip of IPS officer Anirudh Singh surfaced on social media on Sunday in which he can be seen asking someone on a video call to arrange for Rs 20 lakh.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav ( Image Source :PTI )

New Delhi: Taking a dig at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over a viral video showing an IPS officer demanding money from businessman, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said whether the saffron party will take "bulldozer" action against him, news agency PTI reported.   

Posting a 10-second video clip, Yadav tweeted, “After this video of an IPS demanding money in UP, will the direction of bulldozers change towards him or will the BJP government get rid of the matter by adding one more name to the list of absconding IPS? The people of UP are seeing the reality of BJP's zero-tolerance towards crime.”

उप्र में एक आईपीएस की वसूली के इस वीडियो के बाद क्या बुलडोज़र की दिशा उनकी तरफ़ बदलेगी या फिर फ़रार आईपीएस की सूची में एक नाम और जोड़कर संलिप्त भाजपा सरकार ये मामला भी रफ़ा-दफ़ा करवा देगी।

उप्र की जनता देख रही है कि ये है अपराध के प्रति भाजपा की झूठी ज़ीरो टालरेंस की सच्चाई। pic.twitter.com/JsMAhzRFPU

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) March 12, 2023

Notably, a video clip of IPS officer Anirudh Singh surfaced on social media on Sunday in which he can be seen asking someone on a video call to arrange for Rs 20 lakh.

Since the SP chief’s tweet, a probe has been ordered against the officer, who is currently posted in Varanasi, and the Commissioner has been asked to submit his report in the matter.

The purported video is said to be of a time when Singh was posted in Meerut.

Meerut Police in its reply on Twitter said, "This video is over 2 years old and does not have any connection with Meerut. Probe has been completed in the matter."

Later state Director General of Police issued a statement saying police are probing the contents of the video, which is more than two years old.

"A video of Shri Anirudh Singh, IPS officer appointed as SP Rural in district Meerut, is going viral in which he is seen conversing with a person through video call. On the basis of the said video, allegations of corruption are being levelled against Singh," an official release by the DGP said.

"The said case is 2 years old, but in view of the seriousness of the case, the Police Headquarters has inquired about it from the Commissioner Varanasi, current posting of the officer and sought a report within 3 days," it aded.

Meanwhile, another probe has been launched against Singh's wife, an IPS officer, over allegations of not paying rent to her landlord.

Aarti Singh, posted as DCP Varuna Zone Commissionerate, Varanasi has been accused of not paying rent for her flat, the DGP office said.