A police constable, who allegedly misbehaved with people in an inebriated state at Colonelganj Police Station, has been suspended, Superintendent of Police (SP) Kanpur West l Kumar said on Thursday.
The action came after a video of the incident went viral on the internet.
Kumar informed that the constable was suspended based on the report by the Colonelganj Police Station in-charge.
"We received a complaint about a constable who misbehaved in an inebriated state at Colonelganj Police Station. Station in-charge submitted a report based on which Constable was suspended," he told .
He also informed that the medical examination of the constable is being conducted.
In the video, the constable was seen having an argument with a man at the police station alleging that the latter had stolen his debit card and Rs 10,000.
( With inputs from ANI )
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