Indore cop brutally thrashed by man after minor accident; video goes viral [Watch]
In a video coming in from Madhya Pradesh’s Indore of a cop being brutally thrashed by a local man has gone viral. The video shows police constable, identified as Jai Prakash Jaiswal, who is in his police uniform, being repeatedly beaten by a man with a baton in full public view. The incident happened in Indore's Venkatesh Nagar area after a minor accident. The accused took the baton from the cop and assaulted him with it.
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The accused man, identified as 25-year-old Dinesh Prajapati, has been taken into police custody after a complaint was filed by the victim.
The viral video shows the policeman lying on the road while Dinesh repeatedly hits him with a baton. The cop then tries to calmly walk away but Dinesh keeps attacking him, with blows landing even on Jaiswal's head.
The video also displays a lot of people witnessing the attack but nobody tries to help.
The accused was riding a bike when he hit constable Jai Prakash Jaiswal's motorbike under the limits of Aerodrome police station on Friday, said Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajiv Singh Bhadauria.
"Dinesh Prajapati took away the constable's service baton and attacked him when the latter asked him to ride carefully," the official said and added that he was drunk.
Constable Jaiswal suffered serious injuries on the head in the attack, the DCP added.
Based on the viral video of the incident, the accused Dinesh Prajapati was taken into police custody under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder) and other relevant provisions, he said
The police are trying to find out if Dinesh has any criminal record.
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First published: 10 April 2022, 13:31 IST