"Return Gift" Video: UP Cop Says 'Verifying', A Day After Denying Knowledge

In the video, around nine men beg and try to block blows raining incessantly on them from two policemen armed with sticks.

In a fresh twist in the viral "return gift" video controversy in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur, Superintendent of Police, City, Rajesh Kumar has said that he is conducting an enquiry to verify the authenticity of the video clip and will take action if needed. Mr Kumar had till yesterday denied any knowledge of the video. "We don't know where this is from. If we receive any complaints, we will see," he had said.

"SP city is conducting an enquiry to verify the authenticity of the video and to take action (if need be)," Senior Superintendent of Police Akash Tomar told NDTV.

Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA Shalabh Mani Tripathi had shared the video on Twitter which shows cops mercilessly thrashing a group of men with the caption "return gift for rioters". Mr Kumar had said there was no investigation in the case as nobody had filed any complaints.

In the video, around nine men beg and try to block blows raining incessantly on them from two policemen armed with sticks in what appears to be a police station, but in vain.