Muzaffarnagar: A 50-year old cobbler who had gone to police station to lodge a complaint of his missing mobile phone was allegedly asked by cops to polish their shoes.
The shocking incident took place at Charthawal police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district on Sunday where where 50-year old Sittu, a cobbler by profession, went to file a complaint of his missing mobile phone but was asked to shine their shoes to get his complaint filed.
The whole incident was caught on camera and has created an uproar on social media.
The Reader at the police station Rohtash, allegedly asked Sittu his profession, following which they asked him to shine their shoes, only after which they said they would file his complaint.
The shameful incident was captured by a person present at the police station.
Reacting to the incident, Muzaffarnagar SP Santosh Kumar said that a probe has been ordered into the matter and will be taken against the guilty.
In a similar shameful incident of the same police station, Rohtash allegedly had asked a widower to get married instead of filing complaint against her step son and daughter-in-law.
75-year old Sharifan, who begs for a living, had come to the Charthawal police station earlier on Friday to lodge a complaint of torture against her step son and daughter-in-law, but instead of help, she was meted with humiliation.
