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Owaisi Critiques Ghaziabad Police for Controversial Nationality Test Video

AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has condemned the Ghaziabad police following the emergence of a video showing an officer using a device to check a man's nationality. The incident, which has sparked outrage, is seen as a clear example of communal bias, particularly as the victim, Muhammad Sadiq from Bihar, was wrongly identified as being from Bangladesh. Owaisi's comments on social media have drawn attention to the troubling implications of such actions by law enforcement. The police have stated that the video was recorded during a routine area control exercise, but the public reaction has raised serious concerns about discrimination and the treatment of individuals based on their identity.
By Narendra Chaudhary Jan 2, 2026, 19:25 IST

Owaisi's Response to Police Actions

Asaduddin Owaisi, the leader of AIMIM, expressed his disapproval on Thursday regarding a viral video featuring a Ghaziabad police officer using a device to 'check' an individual's nationality. He labeled this incident as a blatant example of hatred and communal bias.

The controversy erupted after a video circulated on social media, showing a senior police officer in Ghaziabad placing what appeared to be a smartphone on a person's back while asserting that the individual was from Bangladesh. The police later clarified that this incident occurred during a routine area control exercise in a slum.


Details of the Incident

Owaisi took to Twitter to share a media report titled 'Ghaziabad cop uses device to check man's nationality, tells him he is from Bangladesh,' stating that the same device should be used on the officer to determine if he possesses any intelligence. He emphasized that this incident exemplifies hatred and communal discrimination, particularly since the victim, identified as Muhammad Sadiq, hails from Araria in Bihar. In the video, the officer can be heard telling a woman and a man, 'Don't lie; we have a lie detector.'

Victims' Claims Dismissed

During the interaction, the woman and a minor girl standing beside her insisted that they were from Araria, Bihar, even showing documents on a mobile phone. However, a group of nearly six police officers remained unconvinced. DCP (Trans-Hindon) Nimish Patil explained that the video was recorded on December 23 during a 'field control exercise' conducted by officers from the Kaushambi police station and the Rapid Action Force (RAF) in the slum area of Bihari Market. Such exercises are typically aimed at preventing crime, maintaining public order, and gathering intelligence in sensitive or densely populated regions.


Public Reaction