Cops use plastic stool, wicker basket as riot control gear in Unnao, 4 suspended

Four cops, including an SHO, have been suspended for negligence in duty after a photo of them using a plastic stool and a wicker basket as riot control gear went viral.

The Uttar Pradesh Police has suspended an SHO and three other cops in Unnao after a photo went viral in which the cops could be seen using a plastic stool and a wicker basket as protective gear while handling a riotous mob. Taking note of the viral image, IG Lucknow Range Lakshmi Singh ordered suspension of SHO Dinesh Chandra Mishra and three other cops for negligence in duty. In a tweet, the UP Police said, "An elaborate SOP and sufficient riot gears have been given to all districts to deal with any law and order situation. In a law and order situation in Unnao, despite intelligence inputs, the force was ill-equipped for which the DGP has sought explanation from the SP, and at the local level, the SHO has been suspended."