An investigation has been ordered by police into the alleged incident, an official said.
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An inquiry has been ordered by the Mumbai Police into the viral video that showed a police official allegedly threatening student protesters with false drug cases if they returned to continue their agitation.
The clip, which has been widely shared across social media platforms, reportedly shows a police driver warning the protesting students that they would be implicated in fabricated narcotics cases and made to spend the rest of their lives in jail if they came out to participate in further protests.
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An investigation has been ordered by police into the alleged incident, PTI quoted an official as saying.
“After verifying the facts, the driver concerned has been removed from his present posting till the completion of the inquiry,” the official noted.
Notably, India’s financial capital has been witnessing protests over the past few days in solidarity with the ongoing students’ agitation at the Jantar Mantar in the national capital.
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