BJP MLA Rajkumar Thukral from Rudrapur threatened and abused Sub Inspector of City Patrol Unit, Anita Gairola, over detention of two people for flouting traffic rules.
In a video that went viral, Thukral is seen misbehaving with the officer within the premises of the police station.
Senior Superintendent of Police Sadanand Date said that the matter would be looked into and appropriate steps would be taken.
The incident was reported after Anita Gairola seized the vehicle of a couple who failed to show documents asked of them and misbehaved with her, according to The Times of India.
Thukral reportedly reached the the police station to confront the policewoman over the couple’s detention.
(With inputs from The Times of India)
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