Ex-IPS officer Nageswara Rao reacted to ex-Army chief VK Singh's remark on an Army officer and his fiancée's alleged assault by police, saying, "Not done that you...castigated Odisha Police for [their] drunken brawl." "What happened to [officer's fiancée]...is shameful, horrendous," Singh had said. "Indian police respect...military...Reciprocation from military...is normal expectation," Rao said.