In a striking exposé that has ignited digital outrage, Gagandeep Singh Sapra — founder of popular food brands like “Tadka Rani” and “Meal Combo Box Company” — publicly accused a Delhi Police officer of harassing his kitchen staff and demanding food and money in what he called a routine “bribe collection drive.”
Sapra posted CCTV footage from May 21 showing a uniformed officer standing near his establishment’s basement entryway at 11:04 PM. According to the tweet, the officer entered the kitchen premises and pressured staff for food and cash — an event Sapra claims is not isolated but “getting ridiculous every day.”
“Aapne tweet kar diya, pehle delete karo fir baat karenge”
The fallout from Sapra’s viral tweet — which tagged @CPDelhi and @DCPSEastDelhi — revealed a disturbing pattern. In a follow-up post, he recounted a previous instance in Nehru Place where the DCP South East allegedly dismissed his complaint saying, “Aapne tweet kar diya hum kya karien, pehle tweet delete karo fir baat karenge.”
Sapra’s frustration highlights what many local business owners quietly endure — a culture of informal extortion under the garb of law enforcement. “They are given salaries by the government,” he wrote. “Why do they ask for bribes and trouble businesses?”
Public Outrage and Political Echoes
The post drew swift responses across the political and digital spectrum. An X User by the name of Tajinder Singh called it “hafta wasooli,” saying, “This is a known disease in Delhi Police,” while parody accounts and commentators echoed similar sentiments about the institutional rot. Dr. Samosa Singh, another user, in a sharply worded tweet, slammed the system: “GST bharo, Income Tax bharo, aur uske baad do k**di ke bha**d logo ko khilao.”
The story has since amassed tens of thousands of impressions and comments, turning a local complaint into a symbol of broader dysfunction.
An Institutional Problem, Not an Isolated Case
While Delhi Police has yet to issue an official statement, the silence has deepened public cynicism. Critics argue that without independent oversight, the accused officer — even with clear video evidence — may face no consequences.
“What’s worse than a rogue cop?” one user tweeted. “A system that protects him.”
In a city where every corridor has a camera, corruption no longer hides in the shadows. But the real question is — when exposed, will it be punished?