A video of a sapling allegedly being uprooted on the Delhi-Dehradun Economic Corridor (DEC) has gone viral on social media. In the CCTV video of about one minute, a man is seen removing the plant in the middle of the highway and placing it in the car. The video of the incident is now becoming increasingly viral on social media.
Captured on CCTV
The viral CCTV footage shows a car stopping on the highway. A person then gets down from the car and approaches the plant in the middle of the expressway. The man is seen trying to remove the plant from the ground. After the plant is removed, it is picked up and placed in the trunk of the car and after that the car is seen moving forward from there. The most discussed thing in the video is about the car. In the viral footage, ‘POLICE’ is seen written on the car. However, whether the car actually belongs to the police department or not and who was the occupant of it, there is no official confirmation yet.
After the CCTV footage of the incident surfaced, questions are also being raised about the safety of the plants planted on the highway. A large number of saplings have been planted on the roadside and divider area under the construction and beautification of the Economic Corridor. In such a situation, questions are also being raised on the monitoring system of the concerned department due to the incident of uprooting of plants.
The police are investigating the matter.
Based on the viral video, it is not clear from the exact location of the Delhi-Dudehradun corridor in Baghpat district and what is the identity of the person who uprooted the sapling. Based on the CCTV footage, the number of the car and the person seen in the video can be identified. Now the question is, will the concerned department or the Uttar Pradesh Police take cognizance of the viral video and identify the car and the person in it? At the same time, if the car is found to be connected to the police department, then what action will be taken in this case, people are also keeping an eye on it.
