Overview
- Assistant Commissioner of Police Abhishek Srivastava is leading an internal inquiry after issuing a strict warning to Kaushambi SHO Ajay Kumar Sharma.
- DCP Nimish Patil said no order was given to carry out document verification during the patrol, describing it as a presence-focused operation.
- The widely shared clip shows the officer pressing a phone-like device against a man and claiming it indicated he was from Bangladesh.
- Officials state the device claim was a psychological tactic rather than any scientific or approved method for identity checks.
- The family seen in the video says they hail from Araria, Bihar, and showed Aadhaar as proof, while politicians and social media users condemned the episode.