Sultanpur (UP), Oct 28 A police constable was allegedly assaulted during a Durga idol immersion procession in Sultanpur after he objected to loud music, police said on Wednesday.
The incident took place near the district magistrate’s residence in the Kotwali Nagar area on Tuesday night, Circle Officer Raghavendra Singh said.
Constable Ashwani Mishra, who was deployed in plain clothes for Local Intelligence Unit duty, was allegedly beaten up by some people after he asked them to lower the volume of a DJ playing during the procession, Singh said.
The constable sustained injuries.
A case has been registered against unidentified persons on the basis of the constable’s complaint, and further action is underway, the officer said.
(PTI News)
