In Video: Man Snatches Cop's Baton, Thrashes Him After Minor Accident

The man, identified as 25-year-old Dinesh Prajapati, has been arrested by the police after a complaint from the victim.

A shocking video from Madhya Pradesh's Indore of a cop being brutally assaulted by a man has gone viral. It shows police constable Jai Prakash Jaiswal, who is in his police uniform, being repeatedly attacked by a man wielding a baton in full public view. The incident happened in Indore's Venkatesh Nagar locality after a minor accident. The accused snatched the service baton from the cop and assaulted him with it. In Indore Police constable Jai Prakash Jaiswal assaulted in full public view accused has been arrested @ndtv@ndtvindiapic.twitter.com/NElwWSXOXq

The man, identified as 25-year-old Dinesh Prajapati, has been arrested by the police after a complaint from the victim.  

The video shows Mr Jaiswal lying on the road while Dinesh repeatedly hits him with a stick. The cop then tries to calmly walk away but Dinesh keeps attacking him, with blows landing even on Mr Jaiswal's head.