Bizarre fitness test for police constables in Dehradun

Dehradun : In a bizarre fitness test conducted by the Uttarakhand Police, the overweight constables were asked to carry seniors on their backs.

Last Sunday, the overweight policemen in Uddham Singh Nagar District were summoned to the police lines in Rudrapur. They were made to go through some physical tests in the presence of the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).

After that, an overweight constable was ordered to take a round of the ground with a senior official on his back. With the images and video of the incident making it to the social media, Uttarakhand DGP B.S. Sidhu has ordered a probe in the case.

“We have started a probe in this case. We have the visuals of the incident as it was done in the presence of the media. Therefore, appropriate action would be taken in this regard,” he said. (ANI)