Woman doctor in Lucknow caught on video 'destroying Diwali stall' outside her residence booked

New Delhi: Upset with shopkeepers putting a stall in front of her house, Dr Anju Maurya from Lucknow was caught on camera destroying Diwali stalls. 

A video is taking round on the web in which Dr Maurya can be seen destroying items of stall using a mop.

Dr Maurya has been booked for destroying a roadside Diwali stall selling diyas (earthen lamps) and decorative items in the Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow on Monday. 

According to the police, the doctor got upset with shopkeepers for setting up a stall in front of her residence. Dinesh Chandra Mishra, Station house Officer of Gomti Nagar said the woman was facing problems due to the stalls which made her upset.

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As per the police, Dr Maurya who is the daughter of a retired IAS officer, on Monday morning asked the complainant to remove the stall which was set up in front of her residence as she was facing problems. But the shopkeepers did not budge, that is when she poured water on some items and later destroyed some decorative items.

In the video, the complainant was heard saying “Madam (the doctor) came out of her house in the morning with a water pipe in her hand and asked to remove the stall. She poured water on me and in the shop, and kicked the decorative items, breaking them. I asked her to give us some time to shift the items to another place in a vehicle, but she did not listen. She then came with a stick and a mop.”

A senior officer claimed that, in contrast to the doctor’s home, a space beside the doctor’s home had been set up with earthen lamps and other festive-related stuff. The police also noted that many residents have been setting up similar roadside kiosks around Diwali for the past few years. 

The police have confirmed that Dr Maurya’s statement has been recorded and a probe for the same is underway. But for now, Dr Maurya has been booked under IPC sections 427 (mischief causing damage) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace).