Police officer suspended after dance video goes viral

PAKPATTAN: A Pakpattan police officer was suspended on Monday after a video of him dancing with a woman went viral on social media, prompting officials to take notice and launch an inquiry into the incident.

Inspector Arshad who is stationed at Kalyana police station in Pakpattan came under fire after two videos of him went viral.

In the first video, the police officer can be seen depicting a Bollywood villain while delivering the dialogue from Anil Kapoor’s 2013 film Shootout at Wadala.

"Do waqt ki roti kamata hoon, panch waqt ki namaaz padhta hoon … isse zyada meri zaroorat nahi, aur mujhe khareedne ki teri aukaad nahi,” he says in the video.

In the second video, the inspector is seen dancing with a woman to an Indian song.

After the videos went viral, District Police Officer Pakpattan Maria Mehmood suspended the officer and ordered that an inquiry be launched an inquiry on an official level.

Speaking to Geo News, Inspector Arshad said, “The video was in my cell phone and was uploaded on social media by his nephew.”