Mohammed Rafi's namesake cop uses legendary singer's popular song 'Dhal Gaya Din' for police drill in Telangana: Watch
Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, June 17
‘Dhal gaya din, ho gayi raat’, the popular chartbuster of the 1970s from movie ‘Humjoli’ has made its way to training sessions for new police recruits in Telangana, courtesy Assistant Sub-Inspector Mohammad Rafi.
Incidentally, the song was sung by legendary singer Mohammed Rafi, with whom the ASI shares his name. Five decades down the line, the ASI has made the tunes part of parade drill sessions at the police academy.
In a video that is fast getting viral on social media and has the netizens in splits, the police official can be seen moving around on ground with the recruits to the tunes of the evergreen song.
The video was tweeted by senior IPS officer Anil Kumar while he praised the drill instructor: “Hats off to the drill instructor.”
The video has been viewed over 1 lakh times.
Hats Off to this Drill Instructor ..👍👍🙏 pic.twitter.com/Uzh5rD3Rmy
— Anil Kumar IPS (@AddlCPTrHyd) June 14, 2020
Training Tunes By Rafi
ASI Md Rafi from Telangana State Special Protection Force has more in common with the legendary singer than just his name.
ASI Rafi brings recruits out of homesickness & physical duress by singing songs while conducting physical drills.#HumansInKhaki pic.twitter.com/z9WfMCtDm6
— IPS Association (@IPS_Association) June 16, 2020
