A police officer from the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh has been despatched on depart after he complained about lengthy working hours and “substandard” high quality of meals served on the barracks.

The 26-year-old officer named Manoj Kumar spoke in regards to the situation of meals high quality in a two-minute-long video wherein he was seen crying.

“No one listens to us. I’m hungry since morning, whom ought to I speak to?” he sobbed within the video.

Moreover, Kumar was additionally heard referring to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s promise to provide Rs 1,875 (£20) individually for provisions of nutritious meals for police constables.

The video garnered tens of hundreds of views and prompted reactions from folks on Twitter, with many questioning the state authorities over the poor food plan of the police forces.

Mr Kumar informed the Instances of India that he’s been despatched on a “lengthy depart” and his job is at risk.

“I stand by my phrases. No probe is pending in opposition to me,” Mr Kumar claimed. He had beforehand additionally claimed he labored lengthy hours with out nutritious meals.

“Senior officers… need to cowl up the matter by defaming me and by creating the narrative that I’m mentally unsound,” he mentioned.

He added: “I used to be roughed up and locked in in a room after the video went viral on social media. My cellphone was snatched and your complete knowledge was deleted. They even tried to take me to the Institute of Psychological Well being and Hospital in Agra.”

The Unbiased has contacted Firozabad police for remark.