After Surajpur incident, ADM in Madhya Pradesh’s Shajapur seen slapping shopkeeper whereas implementing lockdown

In a video which has gone viral, the Additional District Magistrate of Shajapur in Madhya Pradesh, who was out on a drive to implement lockdown pointers, was seen slapping a shopkeeper.
“The shutter was down but a policeman pulled it up. The ADM slapped me and the policeman even hit me with a stick,” the shopkeeper was quoted as saying by ANI.

MP: In a viral video, Shahajpur ADM was seen slapping a footwear shopkeeper, in the course of the sealing of retailers as part of following #COVID19 lockdown pointers
Shopkeeper says, “The shutter was down, still Policemen pulled it up. ADM slapped me & Policeman even hit me with stick.” pic.twitter.com/r1twTEn4nt
— ANI (@ANI) May 24, 2021

This incident comes a day after Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Sunday eliminated the collector of Surajpur district after a video of the IAS officer slapping a person for violating lockdown norms went viral on social media.
In the just about 3-minute-long video, the collector was seen slapping a person whereas implementing lockdown norms within the district. He was additionally seen instructing the cops accompanying him to beat the person.

मुख्यमंत्री @bhupeshbaghel जी ने निर्देश दिए हैं कि सूरजपुर में कलेक्टर द्वारा नवयुवक के साथ दुर्व्यवहार के दौरान नवयुवक के क्षतिग्रस्त मोबाइल की प्रतिपूर्ति के रूप में उस नवयुवक को नया मोबाइल फोन उपलब्ध कराया जाए।
— CMO Chhattisgarh (@ChhattisgarhCMO) May 23, 2021
Ranbir Sharma was transferred to the secretariat and changed by Raipur Jila Panchayat CEO Gaurav Kumar Singh, an order issued on Sunday knowledgeable.

Condemning the incident, the IAS Association tweeted: “It is unacceptable and against the basic tenets of the service and civility. Civil servants must have empathy and provide a healing touch to society at all times, more so in these difficult times.”