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Gaya police station chief viral in reel without seat belt
Lutua police station SHO Santu Kumar in Gaya has come under fire after a video of him making a reel in uniform with his wife went viral on social media on 10 October. The clip, set to a Bhojpuri song, shows the officer smiling alongside his wife while driving without a seat belt.
Social media users have criticised the station head for violating traffic rules and using his khaki uniform for entertainment. When contacted, SDPO Imamganj Dheeraj Kumar asked for the video and ended the call, while SP Rural Divyanjali also requested the clip but did not confirm any action.
Bhaskar.com reports that senior police officials have yet to announce any disciplinary steps against the officer.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Bhaskar.com leads with the uniform violation and traffic offence, framing the incident as a serious breach of police discipline, while TV9 Hindi's coverage of an unrelated dance video is entirely uniform entertainment content with no overlap. Both outlets are neutral-report in their respective stories: bhaskar.com reports the viral video, the lack of seat belt, and officials' non-committal responses without adding editorial judgement. The sole common ground is that neither outlet offers any official confirmation of action. The balanced reading is that the Gaya police leadership has not yet signalled whether it will treat the reel as a misconduct case.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): bhaskar.com (neutral report), tv9hindi.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
