A police constable has been suspended and transferred to the district Police Lines for allegedly pulling the beard of a Sikh man, who is also the district president of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat. - File photo
Muktsar, November 8
A police constable has been suspended and transferred to the district Police Lines for allegedly pulling the beard of a Sikh man, who is also the district president of the Rashtriya Sikh Sangat.
Some videos of the alleged incident have gone viral on social media. The public seen in the video alleged the accused cop was drunk. The Malout City police have registered a case under Sections 295A, 323 and 510 of the Indian Penal Code against constable Harpreet Singh. “The accused constable is yet to be arrested,” said Sub-Inspector Sanjeev Kumar, SHO, Malout City police station. Jaspal Singh, DSP, said the constable had been suspended. — TNS
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