Hit them on head, cops told; video goes viral
karnal: A video of Duty Magistrate SDM Karnal Ayush Sinha went viral in which he was seen directing police personnel to hit protesters on their heads if they tried to cross the barricades. He instructed them not to allow anyone to breach the barricades. When asked by mediapersons, he said that he was not aware of the video. He said that for the compliance of Section 144 of the CrPC, some directions might have been given as stones were being pelted. “I am not aware of the video but for the compliance of Section 144 of the CrPC, directions may have been given,” Sinha told mediapersons. —tns