Chhattisgarh Collector slaps man, smashes his phone for violating lockdown

Team Udayavani, May 23, 2021, 10:26 AM IST

Chattisgarh: A video has gone viral online which shows Chhattisgarh’s Surajpur District Collector Ranbir Sharma slapping a man and throwing his phone on the road for violating lockdown norms.

In the video, the man can be seen showing a piece of paper and something on his mobile phone to the collector who takes the device and throws it to the ground.

वाकई हद है ये…
यकीन नहीं तो ये वीडियो भी देख लीजिये..@SurajpurDist कलेक्टर साहब आपको किस बात की इतनी खीज..
लड़का कह रहा, भगवान कसम फ़ोन पे कोई रिकॉर्ड नहीं किया..पर वाह रे दंभ..@bhupeshbaghel @tamradhwajsahu0 @_SubratSahoo @DPRChhattisgarh #lockdown #Chhattisgarh #cgnews https://t.co/GhFmnf1qa4 pic.twitter.com/ZLAdkVlhLo

— Anshuman Sharma (@anshuman_sunona) May 22, 2021

The collector apologised shortly after a video of him hitting the man went viral on social media

Sharma said, “He said he was out for vaccination but there was no proper document. Later, he said he was going to visit his grandmother.” Sharma added, “I apologise for my behaviour.”