Ranchi: A policeman was in high spirits on Republic Day.
With his wife for company, the duo got a video recorded in front of a police station in Jharkhand.
The police officer, identified as Inspector Sonu Choudhary posted at Hussainabad police station in Palamu district, and his wife shared the reel on social media. The video shows Sonu, dressed in official uniform, dancing happily with his wife outside Hussainabad PS.
The police officer even puts his cap on his wife’s head lovingly.
पत्नी की रीलबाजी के चक्कर में नप गए थानेदार😭
देवी जी ने 26 जनवरी के मौके पर अपने थाना प्रभारी पतिदेव के साथ थाना परिसर में बनाई थी डांस की वीडियो…
SP ने जमकर लगाई थाना प्रभारी की क्लास, वीडियो मुख्यालय तक पहुंची तो बैठ गई जांच😆 pic.twitter.com/OaT6TepdiL
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It was not long before the video clip, reportedly filmed by his sister-in-law Pooja shortly after they visited a temple, caught the attention of his seniors. And Sonu was in trouble straightaway.
Following the viral reel incident, Sonu was removed from his post and replaced by Chandan Kumar, as confirmed by Palamu SP Reeshma Ramesan, The Times of India reported.
A probe has been initiated to look into Sonu’s ‘misconduct’. Belonging to the 2012 IPS batch, Sonu was promoted to Inspector in 2024.
“Disciplinary action has been initiated by the DIG, Palamu range, Kishore Kaushal, after the reel went viral. These are all acts of indiscipline and misconduct. No police officer in uniform has any liberty to do all these,” the SP was quoted as saying.
Creating reels or filming on police station premises is strictly prohibited. When an officer of Inspector rank, especially the officer in charge, disregards these rules and engages in such conduct, it constitutes a serious breach of discipline, ToI reported.
Sonu not only got the video recorded, he also allegedly shared it on social media.
Several netizens criticised the police officer’s reel in uniform, raising questions on the conduct expected of law enforcement officials.
“Sahi kiya ab ghar mein aaram se baithkar reel bnao (You deserve it, now sit at home and make reels),” wrote one user.
Another commented, “Are you doing your duty properly or just making reels?”
