VASCO
A video of Vasco Traffic Head Constable Pradeep Bhagat manhandling a senior citizen went viral on social media on Monday.
The video, apparently shot by someone on the Swatantra Path road, showed Traffic HC Pradeep Bhagat manhandling a senior citizen identified as Ambresh Gotagi, a resident of Vaddem, by catching his collar and placing him on the side of the road.
The video went viral across all social media platforms, garnering many remarks from netizens who said that the cop needed to be suspended immediately for his behavior with the senior citizen.
As the video went viral, many netizens demanded that the Traffic department initiate an immediate inquiry, with some questioning whether the cop had any right to assault the senior citizen. However, the Gotagi family was quick to clarify the incident and even claimed that there was no assault on the senior citizen.
“I have seen the video that went viral, but not all of it is true. My father, Ambresh Gotagi, has not been assaulted but was pulled to the side of the road. My father was asking the police why the road diversion was being done and refused to go on the diverted road. The police told him time and again to go to the side of the road, but my father refused, and the police had to pull him to the side of the road. I urge the people not to unnecessarily share the video,” said the son, Mutthana Gotagi.
