After a video went viral on Twitter, the Mumbai police on Saturday issued a clarification in the incident showing a man was being manhandled and shoved in the car by Mumbai police personnel.
A video has gone viral on social media in which it can be seen that the "Mumbai Police is aggressively attacking the man, and shoving him in the van for asking basic questions".
Abhay Azad, an environmental activist and a resident of Vile Parle says that he had asked BMC officials for valid documentation for chopping down the trees in an area and whether they have the permission to cut down a 100-year-old tree.
"A 100-yr-old tree was being cut in Vile Parle area today. I asked BMC officers for permission under which it was being done. I was later forcefully put in police van & was threatened with an FIR against me," ANI quoted saying Azad.
"So a resident of Mumbai asks for valid documents while the BMC is cutting trees in the city ( just exercising his right) and the @MumbaiPolice aggressively attacks the man and puts him in the van for asking basic questions," a Tweeter user wrote who also posted the video online.
Commenting on the incident, another Tweetrati took a jibe at Maharashtra Minister Aaditya Thackeray and wrote, "Honorable @AUThackeray Can @MumbaiPolice behave like this with someone because of asking questions about trees, raising the issue of which you have come to the government? On what basis was that person detained? Is it a crime to ask questions? Was anything illegal done?"
Responding to the Tweet Mumbai police instantly made a clarification saying that the other side of the story is different. The police were just following the protocol with the BMC team and action was initiated only after a few of the citizens crossed the line & misbehaved with officials on duty. The matter has been resolved.
"We beg to differ & offer the other side of the story, sir. The local police was on the spot with team @mybmc as per protocol. Action was initiated only after a few of the citizens crossed the line & misbehaved with officials on duty (with due permissions) Matter’s been resolved," Tweeted Mumbai police.
