UP cop replaces sanitiser with Gangajal, smears chandan paste on people visiting police station

A cop in Uttar Pradesh has replaced sanitiser with Gangajal and is smearing chandan paste of people visiting his police station in a bid to purify them.

If you visit the Nauchandi police station in Uttar Pradesh’s Meerrut, chances are you won’t find any sanitiser bottles that have become a common fixture at public places during the Covid-19 pandemic. Sneak peek inside his office at Nauchandi police station in UP's Meerut district. SHO Prem Chand Sharma arrived with a bottle of Gangajal and soon several bottles were lined up on the table. pic.twitter.com/fQ4XzDAJVY Here, SHO Sharma while speaking to @hindipatrakar claims sprinkling gangajal and applying sandalwood teeka on forehead has brought a positive change in the law and order. pic.twitter.com/tU0kuTAK1b Instead, you will be most likely welcomed with a sprinkle of Gangajal (water from the Ganges river) and a chandan tilak. Nauchandi police station SHO Prem Chand Sharma has devised a novel approach to fight the pandemic and crime in his area.