KOLKATA: An 18-year-old TikTok star, who claimed to be a sub-inspector of Kolkata Police and posted her photographs and videos on social media in police uniform, received a warning from Lalbazar on Friday. The woman also claimed that her father was Soumen Mitra, the commissioner of Kolkata Police.
One of her fans — that the girl claimed was her ‘rival who could not handle the fame that she got as a TikTok performer’ — moved the cyber cell and lodged a complaint. The woman alleged that her account had been hacked.
A resident of Bikramgarh in south Kolkata, the woman posed both as a Kolkata Police sergeant and a sub-inspector in Kolkata Police. Police said they were ‘considerate’ about the incident, given the age of the woman and the fact that she is a student. “We decided against any coercive action. However, she is now an adult and knows the consequences of her act. We have decided to counsel and warn her.
We have already spoken to her and her family. We have told her that this mistake should not be repeated even if she had no mala fide intention,” said an officer from the detective department.
“We do hold counselling sessions for those who do not post authentic information. Following the same process, we both warned and counselled her,” said joint CP (crime) Murlidhar Sharma.
The woman that she had no intention to hurt anyone. “I had taken the police uniform on rent to prepare a YouTube video. I have not done anything wrong. I respect the police commissioner and he is a good man. I admire him as an IPS officer. Hence, I addressed him as ‘Bapi’. But I have not made any tall claims. Everyone knows that there are no female sergeants in the Kolkata Police force,” she said.
She alleged that her social media account was hacked by someone, adding that a common friend had introduced her to the complainant several years ago. Her mother claimed that her daughter had been set up. “People who were jealous of her success and popularity are making a mountain out of a molehill,” claimed her mother.
Police though said that the woman had so far refused to state from where she hired the uniform. “We are ascertaining the place from where she hired the uniform to know if she is speaking the truth. She has deleted all her objectionable posts though,” said an investigating officer.
