Punjab Police made the male official wear a niqab for a photo session
In Gujarat, a male official was made to wear a lady police uniform to take a picture of the accused, SHO suspended after the picture went viral on social media.
A unique initiative of Punjab Police, in the absence of a lady constable in the police station, a male officer dressed in a niqab and conducted a photo session with the accused.
According to the details, a unique solution was found to not have a lady police officer at the time of the presence of the accused in the police station of Gujarat, a male officer was dressed in the uniform of a lady police officer to take a picture of the accused.
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It should be remembered that under the Police Act, the presence of a female police officer is mandatory at the time of arresting a woman and perhaps this step was taken by the police to uphold this law.
Even on social media, users are taking this unique action of the police with bare hands.
According to the report of news channel regarding this whole incident, the officials of Daulat Nagar police station of Gujarat arrested two illegal arms carriers and a female drug dealer while taking action against illegal arms carriers and drug dealers. Separate cases were registered, police later photographed the arrested accused and the female drug dealer accused with weapons and drugs.
According to the Police Act, the presence of a female officer is required for the arrest of an accused, similarly, if a female accused is produced in a competent court or a photograph of a female accused is released to the media, then according to the law, a female officer Must be accompanied by DSP President said in this regard that according to the preliminary investigation, when the accused drug dealer was arrested, the female officer was present in the police station, but when the photographs were taken a few hours later, the female officer had left and gone to her home.
Because of this, the male official was placed alongside wearing a niqab, which was a wrong move.