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A police officer in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district was served a notice after he was caught on camera shouting a movie dialogue on the loudspeaker while on patrolling duty.
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In the video that has been shared widely on social media, police officer KL Dangi is seen saying an altered version of the popular dialogue from 1975 Bollywood blockbuster ‘Sholay’ – “So ja beta nahi to Gabbar aa jayega”.
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The police officer was heard saying, “Kalyanpura se 50-50 km ki duri par jab bachcha rotaa hai to maa kehti hai chup ho ja beta nahi to Dangi aa jayega. (When a child cries even as far as 50 km away from Kalyanpura, their mothers tell them to go to sleep or Dangi will come).”
#WATCH | MP: KL Dangi, in-charge of Kalyanpura police station in Jhabua, says, "Kalyanpura se 50-50 km ki duri par jab bachcha rotaa hai to maa kehti hai chup ho ja beta nahi to Dangi aa jayega".
— ANI (@ANI) November 15, 2020
"A show-cause notice has been issued to him," says Jhabua ASP Anand Singh. (15.11) pic.twitter.com/FCEN0EKm8D
After the video went viral, a show-cause notice was issued to the police officer. “A show-cause notice has been issued to him. Further action will be taken in the matter after a preliminary enquiry,” Jhabua ASP Anand Singh told ANI.
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