A day after an assistant police inspector in Mumbai allegedly abused as well as assaulted a bar cashier in Mumbai for refuting to serve him food, AHAR (Indian Hotel & Restaurant Association), the apex body of the industry has strongly condemned the incident.
The incident took place at 12:30 am on December 23, 2021 at Swagat Dining and Bar in Vakola.
Commenting on this, Shivanand Shetty, President, AHAR said, “We strongly condemn this incident which not only brings a bad name to the Police force but also cause business communities to lose trust in the law enforcement agencies. Restaurant owners want nothing more than to peacefully conduct their legitimate business and hence we request that very strict action should be initiated against the cop in order to prevent such occurrences in future, wherein law enforcers themselves become law breakers.”
The incident has been captured on CCTV in which API Vikram Patil from Vakola Police Station can be seen using physical force and assaulting the restaurant cashier in the presence of the manager and the restaurant staff who were trying to intervene and stop him.
The cop was furious that the restaurant refused to serve free food and drinks as the kitchen had closed for the day.
Across several social media platforms, the CCTV footage of the occurrence went viral.
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