Mevani fears for safety after Whatsapp chat of senior cops goes viral

February 23, 2018 23:22

Vadgam MLA and Dalit activist Jignesh Mevani has raised questions on his safety and security after a discussion on a Whatsapp group called ADR Police & Media, which has members from the media and senior police people, went viral on Friday.

In the whatsapp group, two videos -- one in which a group of policemen are seen beating up a person dressed up like a politician and the other in which UP CM Yogi Adityanath in an interview, is answering questions around encounters done by the UP police -- were uploaded after which a message by the DySP of Ahmedabad rural appeared.

Those who want to be the baap of police and call the police as lakhota (marbles) and those who take videos of police should remember that with people like you, the police will be like this. Scores will be settled. Gujarat Police, reads the message.

This message is followed by a thumbs up emoji by the SP of Ahmedabad rural. I just copy pasted the messages that were forwarded in another group. It has been wrongly interpreted. It was not a personal message and neither is it a threat. It was just shared from one group to the other, said RB Devdha, DySP of Ahmedabad rural.

Reacting to viral whatsapp conversation Jignesh Mevani tweeted, Jignesh Mevanis encounter? Here is the link to a web portal which exposes a Whatsapp communication where two top cops are discussing how I could be killed in an encounter. Can you believe this?

Mevani said,This is a serious matter. Two top police people are indicating that I can be killed in an encounter. I am going to file a complaint to the DGP, the home minister and home secretary.

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