Updated November 16th, 2019 at 09:24 IST

UP: Miffed with his transfer to another police station, cop runs 65 km non-stop

An Uttar Pradesh (UP) police sub-inspector (SI) on Friday took to register his protest against the "dictatorship" of his superior in a very unique manner.

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An Uttar Pradesh police sub-inspector on November 15 registered his protest against the "dictatorship" of his superior in a very unique manner. He was being transferred by the Reserve Inspector of Police (RI) from the Police Lines police station to the one in Bithauli in Uttar Pradesh.

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SI, Vijay Pratap, jogged nearly 65 kilometres from the Police Lines station intending to go all the way to Bithauli but fainted on the way and was later taken to a hospital. The sub-inspector is presently in hospital and recovering. 

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Pratap's statement

"I am being transferred due to the dictatorship of RI. I was asked by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) to stay back at Police Lines but I am being transferred to Bithauli forcefully by the RI. You can call it my anger or unhappiness, but I will run and go to Bitholi," Pratap said.

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UP Police bags 3rd prize

Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh Police on November 14, was awarded the third prize in the emergency response category during an international call centre event organised by the Dubai Police, officials said. More than 500 police services from across the world including the 911 of the US considered in the maiden edition of the 'Dubai Police International Call Centre Award'.

The first prize was bagged by the Singapore Police, while the second was won by the Sharjah Police, according to an official statement. "The 112 service of UP Police was awarded the third rank from among more than 500 police services, including the 911 of America in the emergency service category during the award function in Dubai," UP Police Chief Director General O P Singh said in a tweet, congratulating his force.

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(with ANI inputs)

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Published November 16th, 2019 at 00:41 IST