New Delhi | The Ministry of Home Affairs today sought a report from Commissioner of Police Delhi after videos of Delhi policemen publicly thrashing a Gramin Seva driver in Mukherjee Nagar area went viral on social media.
In one of the purported videos that have gone viral one social media, the man was seen chasing some policemen with a sword in his hand, while the policemen were seen thrashing him with batons in another.
“Incidents of crime have increased in Delhi. The home minister and the LG need to act strictly. It was an unfortunate incident. I hope that the guilty police personnel will be punished severely,” Kejriwal said.
According to the police, three personnel have been suspended for their “unprofessional conduct” in handling the matter and legal action would be taken on the basis of an inquiry, which would be conducted by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Northwest) Vijayanta Arya and two other senior officers.
According to a senior officer, the accident between a ‘Gramin Sewa’ tempo and the police vehicle led to an argument between them that soon turned violent.
The tempo driver allegedly attacked the police personnel with a sword and also drove dangerously, the officer said.
The issue soon took a political turn with Manjinder Singh Sirsa, the BJP MLA from Rajouri Garden, claiming that the policemen insulted the man by attacking his turban.
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