Video grab shows the govt officer and policeman forcing the guard to do squats on road.

The Bihar government officer, who made a home guard personnel do sit-ups and apologise to him for stopping his vehicle in Bihar’s Araria district, has been promoted.

Bihar Agriculture Minister Prem Kumar said the departmental investigation against Manoj Kumar, who has now been promoted, will continue.

Manoj Kumar was serving as the district agriculture officer when the incident occurred.

The state agriculture minister also told that the government has already filed a FIR against Manoj Puma in Araria. He said that he has been called to the headquarters to avoid any intervention in the investigation.

The development comes days after a police official in Araria district of Bihar was suspended after being caught on camera humiliating the home guard jawan by forcing him to do squats and apologise to Manoj Kumar.

The Director General of Police Gupteshwar Pandey said additional sub-inspector of police Govid Singh has been suspended for humiliating the home guard.

The incident took place on Monday under Jokihat police station area of the remote district where jawan Ganesh Lal had flagged down the vehicle of former District Agriculture Officer Manoj Kumar, who has now been promoted.

He was apparently plying without a valid pass when his vehicle was stopped by the home guard.

In a video clip of the incident that went viral on social media the previous day, the then agriculture officer Manoj Kumar and the ASI threatened the chowkidar with dismissal, who was later made to perform 50 ‘uthak baithak’ (squats) and prostrate before Manoj Kumar by way of repentance.