UP cop suspended for sharing post supporting Palestine

Lucknow: A police constable in Uttar Pradesh has been suspended for sharing a post supporting Palestine.

A departmental enquiry also has been initiated against the officer for more details regarding the incident, senior officials said.

The policeman’s post comes amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict on a social media platform, said senior officials.

The officials said the constable was identified as Suhail Ansari, a Bareilly resident, was posted in Lakhimpur Kheri district for the past few months.

Kheri DSP Sandeep Singh, who is posted as circle officer (city) there, said an additional superintendent of police rank officer was inquiring about the constable and his inclination as well as Palestine supportive post on social media.

IANS