'Anyone Lost 590-kg Ganja? Don't Panic, We Found It,' Quips Assam Police. Internet In Splits
For any organisation to run efficiently being active on social media is a huge factor that determines its success and/or failure. In many ways social media has come to thaw the wrong assumption that people in India have regarding the police force. Social media has to an extent helped humanize the force. It has served as an effective channel to connect with people especially youngsters and spread awareness on a myriad issues.
For any organisation to run efficiently, being active on social media is a huge factor that determines its success and/or failure.
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, you name it, and police departments across the country are part of it with an active account. In many ways, social media has come to thaw the 'wrong assumption' that people in India have regarding the police force. Social media, has, to an extent, helped humanize the force.
It has served as an effective channel to connect with people, especially youngsters, and spread awareness on a myriad issues. From a redressal channel to one that answers queries, Mumbai, Bangalore, Gujarat, Assam and more police Twitter accounts have drawn huge followers.
More recently, the Assam police posted a quirky tweet of busting a marijuana racket and wrote, "Anyone lost a huge (590 kgs) amount of Cannabis/Ganja and a truck in and around Chagolia Checkpoint last night? Don't panic, we found it. Please get in touch with @Dhubri_Police. They will help you out, for sure ;) Great job Team Dhubri."
Anyone lost a huge (590 kgs) amount of Cannabis/Ganja and a truck in and around Chagolia Checkpoint last night?
¡ª Assam Police (@assampolice) 4 June 2019
Don't panic, we found it.
Please get in touch with @Dhubri_Police. They will help you out, for sure ;)
Great job Team Dhubri. pic.twitter.com/fNoMjbGSKX
The tweet has garnered 5,370 Retweets 14,578 Likes at the time of writing this article and some just can't get the sarcasm.
One user wrote, 'If only you had not mentioned the actual contents, definitely someone would have made an appearance and claim before you.'
The police confiscated the ganja from the truck in a swift night operation based on highly reliable intelligence inputs.
Similarly, famous for their online wit, the Mumbai traffic cops took a cue from Trent Alexander-Arnold's fourth goal to send a message to those distracted while driving.
Be it the road to a final, or way back home - being distracted cost dear even to the mightiest. It can cost you dearly too. #SafetyGoals #LIVBAR pic.twitter.com/MizDdxNhSr
¡ª Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) 8 May 2019
The video shows the fourth goal of the match in which Barcelona defenders were caught out of position, distracted against Liverpool¡¯s strikers.
This gung-ho use of social media by police is probably one of the most amusing part of scrolling through Twitter. They almost immediately dive into the most viral trends on the Internet and turn into a Public service announcement.
When the Internet went bat-shit crazy over the British multinational company J.C. Bamford Excavators YouTube video, Mumbai and Nagpur used the #JCBKiKhudai to urge people not to join the ¡®herd¡¯ but instead evolve as a ¡®hero¡¯. They also requested citizens to be vigilant and report any suspicious activities.
This is what is -
¡ª NagpurCityPolice (@NagpurPolice) 27 May 2019
Judicious and Cautious use of Brakes #JCB#DriveSafe#NagpurPolice pic.twitter.com/QAtJ5DbqTg
They instructed people to take note while driving near a road (j)unction, zebra (c)rossing, speed (b)reaker. ¡®This is what is - Judicious and Cautious use of Brakes¡¯, Nagpur Police¡¯s Twitter handle tweeted.
