23 July,2026 04:31 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Screengrab from a viral video shared by CJP allegedly shows a Mumbai Police personnel threatening protesters with implicating them in a fake drug case.
A video shared by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has sparked outrage after a Mumbai Police officer was allegedly seen threatening students protesting against the alleged National Eligibility Entrance Test (Undergraduate) paper leak with planting drugs in their pockets and implicating them in false cases.
The video, widely shared on Thursday, purportedly shows the officer speaking to two youths inside a police vehicle. In the clip, he is heard warning them that if they are seen again, he would put "powder" in their pockets and register a case against them, adding that "no one is worse than me."
The video, which was shared by CJP's official X handle, questioned whether the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) was being used to plant fake drugs on students and alleged that such actions would not be tolerated.
Mumbai Police said they have launched a probe into the allegations.
Congress Member of Parliament (MP) and Mumbai Regional Congress Committee President Varsha Gaikwad also shared the video on X, strongly condemning the police personnel's remarks. She questioned whether this reflected the "modus operandi" of the Mumbai Police and the NCB, and referred to past high-profile narcotics cases.
In a post written in Marathi, Gaikwad alleged that students seeking justice over the alleged NEET (UG) paper leak were being intimidated after being made to sit inside a police vehicle. She described the officer's remarks - "If I see you again, I will put powder in your pocket and register a case... no one is worse than me" - as the language of "goons, not the law."
Calling the police personnel a "stain on the entire police force", she demanded his immediate suspension and a comprehensive inquiry into whether innocent youths had been falsely implicated in similar cases during his service.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) founder Raj Thackeray also reacted to the viral video, saying he had shared it with the Mumbai Police Commissioner and sought immediate action against the personnel concerned.
"I've sent a video to the Commissioner where a policeman is seen threatening a student. He told the student he would plant a packet of powder in his bag. Does our police carry powder with them to frame innocent people? Strict action should be taken immediately," he said.
The controversy comes amid large-scale student protests in Mumbai over the alleged NEET-UG examination irregularities. On Wednesday, thousands of students assembled at locations including Shivaji Park in Dadar despite prohibitory orders. Several protesters were detained by police, including some before the demonstration officially began, prompting more students to join the protest in solidarity.
