Cops lash out at 'unapologetic' Shobhaa De for trolling Mumbai police

KP Raghuvanshi andShobhaa DeShobhaa Deacute should have known she was up against competition when locking horns with the Mumbai police on Twitter notorious for displaying quick wittedness on social media After doing a competent job of ensuring smooth policing on voting day they met unpleasantness when De posted a nasty tweetThe tweet carried the photo of an overweight cop with the caption Heavy police bandobast in Mumbai today It received immediate response not just from her followers but the Mumbai policersquos official handle too Their social media cell shot back with We love puns too Ms De but this one is totally misplaced Uniformofficial not ours We expect better from responsible citizens like youThe tweet was liked and retweeted over 9000 times each Truly cool and professional response to a 60yearold juvenile graceless woman tweeted NitinKapoor2020It was later revealed that the said picture was old and had been doing the rounds of social media More importantly it was not an officer of the Mumbai policeMiffed officers reacted against this slight squarely slamming the writer for bring insensitive towards a police force that works hardIt is not a question of whether the cop in the picture is from the city or state police Making fun of any cop in this manner is unacceptableWe donrsquot know if he has a medical issue for instance a senior IPS officer requesting anonymity saidOn Tuesday more than 95 per cent of the Mumbai police force along with some reserved forces worked between 24 and 72 hours nonstop to ensure that voting went off peacefully We were happy until this tweet ruined things he addedAnother IPS officer said Several members of the city police slept on train platforms and at police stations the previous night so that they could report on voting day on time Some of them may have had to skip meals through the day And just as we were congratulating each other about a job well done I heard for this tweet This is unfairness towards those who work day and night for citizensrsquo securityPolice personnel deputed at Sion PicPradeep DhivarEven retired officers chimed in to chide De YC Pawar retired IPS officer said People who donrsquot understand policing shouldnrsquot comment on the police Shobha De has an opinion on everything She must remember that she lives a peaceful life in the city thanks to copsRetired senior IPS officer and former ATS chief KP Raghuvanshi told midday What can we say about Shobhaa De This sort of sarcasm is expected only from intelligent peopleIn response De tweeted MumbaiMaharashtra Police pranaam No offence intended MP police consult a dietician if itrsquos an asli undoctored image doing the roundsMumbaiMaharashtra Police pranaam No offence intended MP police consult a dieticianif its an asli undoctored image doing the roundsmdash Shobhaa De DeShobhaa February 22 2017