It was full marks for creativity, but was it an act of bravery? The UP Police definitely think so.?
As absurd as it may sound, the Uttar Pradesh Police has decided to honour Sambhal sub-inspector Manoj Kumar who shouted ¡°thain thain¡± to scare criminals during an encounter, after his pistol got jammed.
Hailing the incident as an exemplary ¡°act of bravery¡± Kumar¡¯s name has been sent for a commendation disc and certificate from the director general of UP police.
¡°SI Manoj Kumar was hailed as a hero... In a police engagement, the SI didn¡¯t quit... after his pistol choked. He started shouting encouraging words for his colleagues...¡± Sambhal SP Yamuna Prasad told The Times of India.
The bizarre incident happened last week when the cops were chasing a wanted criminal named Rukhsar.?
It came to light after a video of the police officer shouting ¡®thain, thain¡¯ shot by another cop went viral.