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GORAKHPUR: Gorakhpur police on Thursday arrested six persons, including three policemen posted at Purani Basti police station of Basti district, for looting a jeweller and an employee of another jeweller of Maharajganj district on Wednesday in Gorakhpur.
“We have also recovered Rs 19 lakh cash and gold of around Rs 12 lakh and silver of around Rs 4 lakh from their possession and SUV used in crime,” said Gorakhpur SSP Jogender Kumar. Basti police administration has suspended 12 policemen of Purani Basti, including the three who were found to be involved in the crime.
“The three policemen found to be involved in the loot have been suspended. Nine other policemen have also been suspended as they showed laxity in discharge of duty and also concealed the information about their absence from duty.” SP Basti Hemraj Meena said.
Student suspended, arrested for FB post on Modi, Yogi
The accused, Arun Yadav, had allegedly morphed the faces of Modi and Adityanath in a video and then uploaded it on Facebook
Tuesday January 19, 2021 2:58 PM, ummid.com with inputs from IANS
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh): Gorakhpur Police have arrested a 24-year-old law student for allegedly uploading offensive post against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media.
The accused, Arun Yadav, had allegedly morphed the faces of Modi and Adityanath in a video and then uploaded it on Facebook.
The Gorakhpur University has also suspended Yadav, a first-year law student and formed a disciplinary committee to look into the matter.
Gorakhpur Police Trolled Online For Photoshoping Mask On Constable, Murder Accused
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Uttar Pradesh s Gorakhpur police have come under online flak recently for Photoshoping masks onto a constable and a murder accused on an online photo shared on Twitter.
India has the second-highest number of Covid-19 cases recorded in the world after the US, and the vaccine inoculation drive is yet to start. Social-distancing and masks are compulsory in India, and Uttar Pradesh also has a 500 rupees fine for not wearing a mask.
To keep up with the guidelines, Gorakhpur Police s Twitter account posted the photo, but the photo had a mask digitally Photoshop-ed onto the people in them. The photograph shows a a police constable and a murder accused standing by his side with surgical masks on. However, a non-Photoshoped version found its way online, leading people to troll the tweet for including the mask digitally.
Updated Jan 14, 2021 | 12:31 IST
The Gorakhpur Police posted an edited image of a constable and a murder accused wearing face masks. See post: The photo was edited to put face masks on the constable and the murder accused. | Photo Credit: Twitter
Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh: The Gorakhpur Police is being trolled online for photoshopping masks on the faces of a constable and a murder accused.
Physical distancing and wearing face masks is compulsory in India owing to the coronavirus pandemic. In Uttar Pradesh, a fine of Rs 500 is imposed for not wearing a mask.
Gorakhpur Police s Twitter handle posted a photo of the constable and a murder accused standing together. When people pointed out that they were not wearing face masks as per the COVID-19 safety protocols, an edited version of the photo was posted.
Gorakhpur Police trolled for using morphed image of cop wearing mask
The official Twitter handle of the Gorakhpur Police had tweeted a photo in which neither the cop nor the arrested accused were wearing masks. They later tweeted an edited image showing the duo with masks.
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The morphed image tweeted by Gorakhpur Police.
The Gorakhpur Police has courted a controversy and is being trolled on Twitter for using a morphed image of a UP Police personnel with an arrested accused.
The official Twitter handle of the Gorakhpur Police had tweeted a photo in which neither the cop nor the arrested accused were wearing facemasks.