Ronak Panchal
Nowadays we can see the impact of social media on elections to our lives. A single post on Facebook is helping a person who needs blood, and a tweet is saving of an Indian in the foreign country(Thank You Sushma ma’am). A tweet is also helping us when we face trouble in Rail Journey(We must say that our ministers know how to use Social Media for helping citizens).
One other thing is that Smartphones have given us a fantastic facility to shoot videos whenever and wherever we want. A good thing about this is that it can also help in reducing corruption if a video is made at the right time like this guy from Hyderabad done.
Sridhar Vemula is the guy from Hyderabad who shot a video at Himayatnagar. He showed a home guard from Narayanaguda traffic police station taking a bribe from a middle-aged man on the two-wheeler.
The name of the home guard is M. Satya Vishnu. He stopped the two-wheeler rider because he was not wearing the helmet. We can see some more traffic police officials in the video, but it appears as if they were unaware of what was happening behind them.
Sridhar shot the video on March 17 around 4:30 PM at Himayatnagar Junction. Then uploaded it to the official Facebook page of the Hyderabad Traffic Police.
You can Watch Sridhar’s Video below:
https://www.facebook.com/100009445837332/videos/1827917664199744/
And here we can see the real impact of Social Media, Hyderabad Police officials responded in Just 24 hours. Hyderabad traffic police replied, saying “Action will be taken”.
On March 20, Hyderabad Traffic Police responded to the original post, stating, “policeman removed from the Traffic Department, and disciplinary action will follow as per the rules.”
The video sparked strong reactions, garnering over 532,000 views and more than 11,000 shares.
While many online users suggested a one-month suspension instead of termination. While others argued that the government should raise officers’ salaries to help prevent corruption. This incident also highlights how social media empowers individuals to voice their opinions publicly.
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