Akhilesh Yadav posts a video of an IPS officer requesting a bribe of 20 lakh

Akhilesh Yadav criticized the BJP-led administration in Uttar Pradesh and demanded to know if “bulldozer” action will be taken against the officer –

Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, tweeted on Sunday a clip of an IPS officer demanding money from a businessman. He then attacked the Yogi Adityanath administration in Uttar Pradesh by questioning whether it would take “bulldozer” action against the officer. As a result, an investigation has been launched.

UP Police IPS officer Anirudh Singh is reportedly assigned to Varanasi. He is allegedly seen instructing someone to set up 20 lacks during a video chat. According to reports, the allegedly recorded film depicts Singh during his time stationed in the district of Meerut. According to the news agency PTI, the police commissioner has been requested to submit his report on the situation.

“Will bulldozers turn away from the IPS in question after this video showed him seeking money in UP, or will the BJP administration resolve the issue by adding one more name to the list of IPS who have fled the country? The reality of the BJP’s zero-tolerance for crime is becoming clear to the people of UP “A 10-second video of Akhilesh Yadav posted with the message

The Meerut Police responded to Yadav’s tweet by stating, “This video is over 2 years old and has no connection to Meerut. An investigation into the matter is now concluded.

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The more than two-year-old video’s contents are being investigated, according to a later statement from the director general of the UP Police.

“A video of Shri Anirudh Singh, an IPS officer appointed as the SP Rural in the district of Meerut, speaking on a video call with a person is becoming viral. Singh is accused of being a corrupt officer based on the aforementioned video “a statement made public by the DGP said.

The statement read, “The aforementioned instance is 2 years old, but given the gravity of the situation, Police Headquarters has enquired about it with Commissioner Varanasi, present posting of the officer, and asked for a report within 3 days.

In the meantime, according to PTI, the police have opened a new probe into the charges made in a tweet against Singh’s wife, an IPS officer, that she did not pay her landlord’s rent.

According to the DGP office, Aarti Singh, who is employed at the DCP Varuna zone commissioner in Varanasi, has been charged with failing to pay the rent on her apartment.

“Anirudh Singh’s wife is Aarti Singh. There is no unpaid balance on Aarti Singh’s rent, as far as we know, but the Police Headquarters has instructed Commissioner Varanasi to look into the situation and report back in three days “It read.