Radhe Maa sits on SHO's chair, Delhi police begins probe

SHO can be seen standing next to her with his hands folded in the photograph

Radhe Maa
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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Oct 05 2017 | 1:32 PM IST
Delhi Police has begun an inquiry after a photograph showing controversial godwoman Radhe Maa sitting on the SHO's chair in the Vivek Vihar police station surfaced online, a senior official said today.

Station house officer Sanjay Sharma, draped in a red and gold shawl worn by Hindu devotees, can be seen standing next to her with his hands folded in the photograph.

"An additional deputy commissioner of police-rank officer has begun an inquiry in the matter," Joint Commissioner of Police, Eastern Range, Ravindra Yadav said.

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Sharma has been sent to the district lines, he added.

An official added on the condition of anonymity that Sharma claimed that Radhe Maa was on her way to a Ram Lila function and had stopped at the police station to use the washroom.

The Vivek Vihar police station falls under Shahdara district of the Delhi Police.
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First Published: Oct 05 2017 | 1:31 PM IST

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