Auraiya (UP), November 4 In what turned out to be a mock exercise, Auraiya Superintendent of Police Charu Nigam disguised herself and called an emergency number with a fake complaint of armed robbery to test the response of the local police. The cops apparently passed the test and earned the SP’s appreciation.
Superintendent of Police Auraiya @ipsCharuNigam hides response time of District Police via @YouTube — Auraiya Police (@auraiyapolice) November 3, 2022 On Thursday, Charu Nigam, an IPS officer and Superintendent of Police, Auraiya, donned civvies and used a dupatta, sunglasses and a mask to completely hide her face from her subordinates. Nigam pretended to be a victim of armed robbery as she dialed 112, the control room number for such SOS calls from the highway. The emergency line promises help within five minutes, no matter where someone is. “Hi, this is Sarita Chauhan. I was robbed by two armed men,” she said in a high-pitched voice. Videos and images shared by the Auraiya police on Twitter show the officer talking on the phone in a deserted stretch of road. Three police officers apparently responded to her distress call and came with a team. The police took note of the complaint and conducted their investigations, ignoring the woman’s real identity. The team checked the vehicles for about an hour before they got the shock of their lives when the SP removed her dupatta and sunglasses. According to the police tweet, the SP wanted to check the “response time” of the local police and found it “satisfactory”.
