Baghpat Viral Video: Man Steals Plant From Delhi-Dehradun Expressway and Drives Off in Car Marked ‘Police’
A CCTV video showing a man uprooting a plant from the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor and placing it in a car marked 'POLICE' has gone viral in UP's Baghpat. The nearly one-minute clip shows the car stopping before the man loads the plant into the trunk and drives off. Official confirmation on whether the vehicle belongs to the police is awaited.
A video has surfaced of a tree planted in the middle of the highway on the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor being allegedly uprooted and taken away. The nearly one-minute CCTV video shows a man removing the tree from the highway and placing it in a car. The video of the incident is now rapidly going viral on social media.
The incident took place along the stretch between Tatiri town and Baraut in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district, India TV reported. The viral footage has sparked widespread public amusement and criticism online, drawing immediate comparisons to previous instances where public expressway beautification plants were stolen by passing motorists. Flower Theft in Dehradun: Men Caught on Camera Stealing Seasonal Flowers Planted for City Beautification on Sahastradhara Road, Video Surfaces.
Plants Theft in Baghpat
CCTV Footage Captures Expressway Plant Theft
Viral CCTV video shows a car stopping on the highway. A man then gets out of the car and approaches a plant planted in the middle of the expressway. The man is seen attempting to pull the plant out of the ground.
After removing the plant, it is lifted and placed in the trunk of the car, and the car then moves on. The sequence of events was recorded by high-definition surveillance cameras installed along the corridor to monitor highway safety.
Controversy Over 'POLICE' Signboard on Vehicle
The car is the most talked-about in the video. The viral footage shows the word "POLICE" written on it.
However, official confirmation of whether the car actually belongs to the police department and who the person in it was has not yet been released. Local social media users and commuters have questioned the blatant misuse of law enforcement insignia on private or unauthorized vehicles, urging traffic authorities to trace the vehicle's registration number via FASTag and expressway toll sensors.
Authorities and highway patrol units are examining the camera feeds to identify the car and verify the credentials of the driver.
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