Cops Pulled Up For Hitting COVID-19 Patient's Relatives In Madhya Pradesh

A video of the incident, in which police can be seen hitting a man and two women with plastic pipes, went viral on social media soon after.

Two policemen were "line attached" as punishment in Khandwa in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly beating up some villagers on Sunday after a dispute between health workers and the relatives of a COVID-19 patient, an official said. A video of the incident, in which police can be seen hitting a man and two women with plastic pipes, went viral on social media soon after. A police team had reached Sirsod Banjari village under Chhaigaon Makhan police station limits after a dispute between the relative of a 20-year-old COVID-19 patient and health workers who had come to take him to a hospital, said the official. "After the health workers complained about being attacked by the patient's family, a police team arrived at the village. They too were attacked and a sub inspector and an assistant sub inspector got injured along with two health workers," said Chhaigaon Makhan police station in charge G Kanail.