Suspended Punjab deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Atul Soni, who is on a run after being booked for shooting at his wife, cannot keep away from social media.
While the Mohali police are still struggling to trace him, Soni uploaded a video of his on Instagram captioned “I love my body” on Thursday. His post garnered a lot of admiration.
“We have written to Facebook and Instagram, through email to provide IP addresses of Soni’s accounts but are yet to hear back,” said Mohali senior superintendent of police.
As per the reports, Soni, who was posted with 82 battalions of Punjab Armed Police in Chandigarh, was booked for opening fire at his wife, Sunita Soni, on January 19 after an argument at their house in Sector 68, Mohali. He was suspended and a departmental inquiry was also held.
A Mohali court has already issued warrants against Soni after the Punjab and Haryana high court had refused to grant him anticipatory bail stating that “his custodial interrogation was required in view of the recovery of an illegal weapon from his house, as its source was yet to be unearthed”.
Police even issued a lookout circular (LOC) for Soni almost 36 days after he was booked. Though the cops say that was due to delay in getting passport details.
Police have been unable to trace Soni even when his Punjabi movie, Jagga Jagravan Joga, released on February 14, was being promoted through his social media handles. Soni is portraying a negative role in the movie.
A case was registered on her complaint under Sections 307 (attempt to murder), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 498A (husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty) of the Indian Penal Code besides the Arms Act at the Phase 8 police station in Mohali.
