The video spread quickly online and many users reacted strongly to it. One user wrote, “These people are pathetic and illiterate. Probably, they thought iPhones are like Android phones, insert SIM and start using. Might have paid bribe to join the force.”
Another user, posting in Hindi, questioned why people are surprised if the police commit crimes, adding that political masters are often protected while anger erupts over police mistakes.
So, now after rape, kidnapping, ransom, robbery, should the Uttam Pradesh Police not even commit theft??
Keeping aside the Constitution and the law, you ignore the crimes of the political bosses for whom they are now working and let them win the elections and there is an uproar over police crimes? It is injustice!— Sheikh Xandoomal تحمس 🏹🚜 (@xandoomal) February 11, 2026
Another user simply wrote, “UP Police is a thief.”