Mumbai: The disciplinary action has begun against a police officer for allegedly attacking the cashier of a restaurant in the Vakola because he refused to serve him after the restaurant closed the store after rush hour on Wednesday.
A complaint that lodged against Assistant Inspector Vikram Patil from the Vakola Police Station also stated that the police, who wore simple clothes at the time, had demanded free food and alcohol.
Police Commissioner Hemant Nagral told Ti that the action was taken against the official.
Violaces that cannot be littered have been submitted at the same police station where officers are posted.
The owner of the Swagat restaurant bar, Mahesh Shetty, said that the police entered the restaurant from the back door around 12:30 a.m.
on Thursday, even though they were told on the phone they were closing for that day.
“He broke through, harassed and attacked the cashier, Ramdas Patil (41) when told that their staff had gone home,” Shetty Toi said.
He said he didn’t know whether the police were drunk at that time.
Police actions have been arrested on CCTV and recorded recordings on social media on Thursday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police S Chaitanya, who is a Mumbai police spokesman, said that the disciplinary action had begun to Patil.
The restaurant owner said that he would meet senior police officers to have complaints that cannot be converted to be converted into criminal acts, or fir.
He said he had also filed a complaint to the top of the restaurant and hotel, Ahar, and the head of the Apex body, Shivanand Shetty, said, “Such things not only brought a bad name to the police but also caused the business community to lose confidence in the enforcement agency Law …
We asked for a very strict action to be initiated against the police to prevent such events in the future, where law enforcers became legal breakers.
“(With input from Tembhekaran Chittaranjan)