A bizarre but funny situation in Madhya Pradesh has captured the public's attention. Two young boys, teasingly dubbed “ultra pro max single pasli handsome,” went to a bus stand to taunt girls. They called out phrases including “maal‑maal,” and shouted slogans to the girls, which included “koi humko bhi pata lo bae.” What began as mischief quickly manifested as a lesson when the Madhya Pradesh Police came into the picture. And rather than punish the boys harshly, the police decided to take a creative approach to change the boys’ behavior — they gave them a makeover and released a video showing the consequences of their actions.
The bus stand was packed with passengers when the two boys got busy. The girls’ clamor for attention received attention, but not in the same way they anticipated. It made many people uneasy and the scenario could have escalated. In India, eve‑teasing — even if it’s lighthearted — is a very serious thing. It can leave women feeling unsafe in public places and is defined as harassment under the law. The boys, however, appeared oblivious to the level of severity of what they were doing. They laughed and called out to people they did not know. But their actions were not brushed under the rug. In the background, Madhya Pradesh Police had arrived at the scene.
And instead of just scolding or arresting the boys, the police decided at that point to address the situation in an imaginative way. They took the boys to the police station, which they were quite pleased with and referred to in passing as the policeman's "parlour." There, officers performed on the boys—applying makeup on them and dressing them in a way that was comic at first. The police then recorded a video of the boys in their new style. The video was then made public as a message: teasing girls is never acceptable. Those who conduct such behavior might be embarrassed rather than admired.
The police’s stance was both unusual and clever. Through humor, they gained public attention and caused the boys to question their behavior. It was light‑hearted and rather than a harsh punishment, the boys were made a model. The video quickly went viral, eliciting cheers for the police on account of their unique approach to disciplining the people that they appeared to arrest. That incident illustrates how creativity in policing can occasionally have a bigger effect than punishment. The boys may have learned that what they were doing was not acceptable and being in a viral video would have embarrassed them and discouraged them from doing anything like that anymore.
Social media users responded with plenty of laughter and recognition. Most lauded the Madhya Pradesh Police for navigating the situation appropriately. Among the comments were laughs at the boys’ makeup makeover to very sincere gratitude for police efforts to confront eve‑teasing in a non‑violent manner. Some mentioned that if the incident was funny, it also left a significant message: Women deserve respect in public and teasing or harassing them is not okay. Others said these sorts of creative punishments should be more widely deployed to address minor offenses, because they teach without inflicting permanent harm.
But apart from the humor, the incident is about something much broader in society. Eve‑teasing remains a problem as the situation in many parts of India is still not much changed, making women feel unsafe in bus stands, markets and roads. Although there are strict laws, education and awareness are what is most important. By putting public figures like those boys before people, the police made everyone realize that teasing is not unthreatening banter but also very important—it is a sign of disrespect, and it can have consequences. The makeover video was both entertainment and education, demonstrating that respect for women was a “non-negotiable” matter.
The tale of two “single pasli handsome boys” at the bus stand goes deeper than a viral clip. It’s a signal that wrong in public places isn’t going to be tolerated, and that creative policing is sometimes the most important way to teach a lesson. The Madhya Pradesh Police turned what could have been a concerning incident into a humorous but serious campaign against eve‑teasing. Through an elaborate makeover of the boys and a video that went viral, they demonstrated that teasing girls is not a confidence issue — it is an immaturity issue. And as a result, all respect is more appealing than mockery.
