IPS officer, yelled by BJP leader in Gorakhpur says she is 'slightly hurt', thanks media for support

A female IPS officer broke down when a senior BJP lawmaker reportedly yelled at her amidst a protest on Sunday in UP CM Yogi Adityanath's home turf Gorakhpur. 

Later, reacting to the public uproar after the incident, IPS officer Charu Nigam took to social media to thank those who supported her.  "Media has taken this stand because every one of them saw both the incidents and this shows the positivity of media in Gorakhpur. I am thankful to them to have shown the truth with least manipulation," she said in the post.

A senior BJP lawmaker from Gorakhpur got into an argument with a senior police officer of the area on Sunday afternoon, asking her not to cross her limits, which made the IPS officer break down.

The incident took place when a group of women had blocked a road near the Koilhwa village the sale of illicit liquor in the area.

As the situation got tense, there was a scuffle between the women and the police present at the spot. The police says there was stone pelting from the crowd after which there was a lathi-charge - some women were injured, a report said.

Soon, Dr Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, veteran BJP lawmaker from Gorakhpur reached the spot and got into an argument with IPS officer Charu Nigam, who was handling the situation on the ground. 

#WATCH: IPS Charu Nigam broke down as BJP Gorakhpur (Urban) MLA Radha Mohan Das Agarwal kept yelling at her 'don't cross limits' (May 7) pic.twitter.com/Ukmw0f3H59

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The video shows BJP lawmaker pointing a finger at the IPS officer and shouting, "Main aapse baat nahin kar raha hoon... mujhe tum kuch na batao. Chup raho tum! Bardasht ke bahar mat jao (I am not speaking to you. Don't tell me anything. You keep quiet. Don't cross your limits)."

"I am the officer in charge here. I know what I am doing," says the officer. 

A senior officer then arrives on the spot, while Ms Nigam takes a handkerchief and can be seen wiping her tears in footage shot on a mobile phone, the video shows.

The lawmaker has said he did not misbehave with the officer.

"We are against the operation of liquor shops. People were peacefully protesting against the liquor shops, but the woman police officer forcibly removed the protesters and while doing so, she hit a woman and dragged an 80-year-old man. This simply cannot be tolerated," said Dr Agarwal. 

Reacting to the public uproar after the incident, IPS officer Charu Nigam took to social media to thank those who supported her.  "Media has taken this stand because every one of them saw both the incidents and this shows the positivity of media in Gorakhpur. I am thankful to them to have shown the truth with least manipulation," she said in the post.

Here is the full post by IPS officer Charu Nigam: 

"Mere ansuniyon ko meri kamzori na samajhana

Kathorta se nahin komlta se ashq jhalak gaye

"Mahila adhikari hun, tumhara guroor na dekh payega 

Sachhai mein hai zor itna apna rang dikhlayega 

"To everyone who has turned up in my support: 

"My training hasn't taught me to be weak. I just did not expect that my SP city Ganesh Saha Sir would outrightly reject the irrational argument and talk about my injury. Before sir came, I was the senior most officer in police there but when sir came and stood by the force, I got emotional.

"Media has taken this stand because every one of them saw both the incidents and this shows the positivity of media in Gorakhpur. I am thankful to them to have shown the truth with least manipulation.

"I believe that good gets good and that's why I have got the support of the media.

"Please stay calm! I am fine and slightly hurt. Nothing to be agitated or worried about."