Srinagar, June 25 -- Jammu and Kashmir police in Bakshi Nagar area of Jammu have come under criticism for parading an alleged thief before the public with a shoe-garland prompting the police to announce an inquiry.

In some viral videos, the police men could be seen parading the person before the public shirtless and also making him sit on the bonnet of the police jeep as they took him to the police station.

The video caused uproar with people questioning the working of police. "This is so deeply sad that the police are acting like a mob. Is the law and order only for the public and not for police. Even if the person was a thief or a criminal as the police claim, who gave the police the right to humiliate and parade him like they did," s...