Cop Fat-Shamed By Shobha De, Arrives In Mumbai For Treatment After Hospitals Fight Over A Chance To Treat Him

Police inspector Daulat Ram Jogawat (58) from Madhya Pradesh, a victim of fat-shaming on Twitter, arrived in Mumbai to undergo treatment for obesity.

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While several hospitals and clinics from across the country dashed to treat him, the Centre for Obesity and Digestive Surgery (CODS) almost-dramatically beat the others.

Jogawat, who weighs around 180 kilos, has been a victim of social media banter for three years. He was thrust back into the limelight after author Shobhaa De posted his picture with the caption "Heavy police bandobast in Mumbai..."

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Netizens slammed her for "fat shaming" Jogawat, who is set to retire in 2019. He has won over 200 awards, his superiors said.

Neemuch district superintendent of police Manoj Singh said, "The MP police were planning to take care of his treatment, but we were swarmed by offers from hospitals across the country. We got offers from VLCC, a clinic in Indore and bariatric surgeon Dr Mufazzal Lakdawala, among several others."

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Earlier, Jogawat had said, "I became fat when my gall bladder was removed in 1993. She (Shobhaa De) posted my picture on her account but will she pay for my treatment". Sources said he was also suffering from an insulin-related disorder.

Heavy police bandobast in Mumbai today! pic.twitter.com/sY0H3xzXl3

¡ª Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) 21 February 2017

@DeShobhaa The last time I heard, body shaming was not cool in your elite circles. Secondly, it's not even Mumbai Police. Third, bad joke.

¡ª ????? ???? (@hoshangpathak) 21 February 2017

@DeShobhaa First, its M.P. police. Second its an old photo. Third, its a bad joke. Very unfair.

¡ª Vinayak Sardesai (@vnsardesai) 21 February 2017