MP: ADM Manjusha Roy Slaps Young Boy Present On-Site Curfew Violation, Video Sparks Outrage Online

ADM Manjusha Roy slaps youth: In an incident reportedly from Shajapur in Madhya Pradesh, Additional District Magistrate Manjusha Roy raised her hand on a young man who was present on location of a shop open in violation of the state's ongoing COVID-19 curfew.

As a video of the same goes viral, netizens are questioning the extent of authorities using their power to impose social protocol during the pandemic. In recent weeks, there has been an uptick in violence from both uniformed and non-uniformed officers against citizens, as other videos on the internet have shown.

Roy slapped the youth two days ago while accompanying policemen admonished shopkeepers for opening their shoe outlet during curfew hours, an NDTV report said. Many social media users are demanding that action be taken against Roy.

Watch the video here: 

This is from Shajapur, MP. Additional DM Manjusha Roy slapped a Muslim boy. Why does our bureaucracy think it’s alright to use violence? WHY?!

Why is it so difficult for them to follow a process & to be respectful towards citizens? pic.twitter.com/cURdvoYQAh

— Leher Sethi (@LeherSethi) May 24, 2021

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan has announced the extension of curfew in the state till June 1 amid a surge in COVID-19 cases. According to government data, MP recorded a daily count of 3375 cases taking the number of total infections to 764338 as of May 24.

As ADM Manjusha Roy Slaps Youth In Viral Video, Questions On Officer Violence Abound

The Shajapur matter has surfaced only days following an incident in Chhattisgarh, where District Collector Ranbir Sharma slapped and broke the phone of a youth who was outdoors during lockdown hours without sufficient documents, as per reports. Sharma's actions were condemned by the IAS Association and he was removed from his post Sunday.

Chhattisgarh | In a viral video, Surajpur District Collector Ranbir Sharma was seen slapping a person and slamming his phone on the ground, for allegedly violating #COVID19 lockdown guidelines pic.twitter.com/z4l0zkdy7C

— ANI (@ANI) May 22, 2021

Meanwhile, another video from Madhya Pradesh, of police thrashing and dragging a woman by her hair for being maskless out of doors while going vegetable shopping with her daughter, had gone viral last week. It led to the suspension of two cops. The police later remarked on the violence saying it was the woman who slapped a female cop first. Our full report here.