Watch Video: Superintendent of Police gives foot massage to devotee, says "it's serving people"

The Shamli Police's official Twitter handle shared a video on Friday where the District's SP massages the feet of a devotee going for pilgrimage with a caption saying “Suraksha ke saath saath seva bhi (Not just protecting people but serving them too).”

When contacted by The Sunday Express, SP Ajay Kumar Pandey said he did it without ego as the man looked tired. He said "Police has a lot of roles to maintain, including investigation, law and order, etc. Compassion and humanity are also part of it ... Imagine walking for 200-300 km, hungry and thirsty. If they fall due to weakness, people will say police do not have ‘protective approach’.”

“It is up to people to interpret it the way they want. It was done to send out a good message that we are there to help.”

DIG Upendra Kumar Agarwal said, “In my opinion, there is nothing wrong in it. It is one’s personal initiative to serve kanwarias. Some policemen are serving kanwarias by distributing fruits, a few taking them to the hospital for treatment. SP Shamli served the kanwaria in his own way."