KANPUR An objectionable audio recording featuring a sub-inspector stationed in Ghatampur, Kanpur, engaged in a conversation with a married woman, has gone viral on social media. In the leaked 10-minute audio clip, sub-inspector Tejveer Singh can be heard persistently pressuring her for friendship and private meetings.
Assistant commissioner of police for Ghatampur, Dinesh Shukla, will conduct an inquiry. (Representational photo)
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In the recording, the inspector can be heard asking the married woman if she would consider becoming friends with him. In response, the woman declines his advances and addresses him as “uncle.”
Regarding this incident, additional deputy commissioner of police (DCP) for Kanpur West, Ankit Sharma, said that Tejveer Singh, who displayed inappropriate behaviour, has been suspended immediately. Assistant commissioner of police for Ghatampur, Dinesh Shukla, will conduct an inquiry into the matter.
According to the victim, she had entered into a love marriage. However, after her marriage, another young man engaged her in a video call and recorded her screen. Subsequently, he began blackmailing her, demanding that she meet him. When she refused to meet him, he shared the video with her husband, who then subjected her to physical abuse.
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It was after this incident that she sought out Tejveer Singh to report the matter. However, Singh started initiating phone conversations with the newlywed woman using a number provided in her complaint, further increasing her husband’s suspicions and resulting in escalated physical abuse.
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It was after this incident that she sought out Tejveer Singh to report the matter. However, Singh started initiating phone conversations with the newlywed woman using a number provided in her complaint, further increasing her husband’s suspicions and resulting in escalated physical abuse.
Haidar Naqvi is an Assistant Editor with the Hindustan Times in Kanpur and has been with the newspaper since May 1997, after beginning his journalism career with The Times of India. Over more than three decades, he has reported on terrorism, internal security, politics, governance and public affairs, with a particular focus on the changing nature of extremist movements in India.From 2008 to 2011, Haidar was part of the Hindustan Times National Reporting Team, contributing to coverage of some of the country's most significant security stories. He was among the reporters who covered the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks as they unfolded and continued reporting on the investigation that exposed the conspiracy behind them.His reporting has followed the rise and evolution of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), the Indian Mujahideen and India's counter-terrorism response, alongside extensive coverage of organised crime and the underworld. He has also reported on Indian Mujahideen serial blasts, the Maoist insurgency, communal riots, parliamentary and assembly elections, and major political developments. Over the years, he has interviewed political leaders, senior police officers, intelligence officials and policymakers, while reporting from communities affected by violence, conflict and public policy.Beyond national security, Haidar has covered politics, minority affairs, governance, wildlife and human-interest stories across Central Uttar Pradesh and Bundelkhand. A recipient of the coveted Hindustan Times' Star Award, he brings historical perspective, field experience and institutional knowledge to reporting on the intersection of security, governance and society.
