UP Police inspector didn’t know how to load a rifle

Revealed in the surprise inspection by the Deputy Inspector General of Police

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Khalilabad (UP) – Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police R K Bhardwaj visited the Police station in a surprise inspection and took a demonstration of weapons. During the demonstration, a Police inspector didn’t know how to load a rifle and ended up loading the gun by putting a bullet through the hose of the rifle.

Media, AAP and others mock UP cop for ‘not knowing how to load a gun’, police clarify it was the correct procedure for the anti-riot riflehttps://t.co/9Yp1zRnZVG

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The video of the incident went viral on social media. Following this incident, the DIG of the Police ordered all officers to receive proper training.

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Editorial viewpoint

How come such officers got recruited into the Police force ? It needs to be investigated what were they doing during the training ? Would such Police ever protect the public ?