Watch: District collector slaps youth, smashes his phone for 'violating' lockdown in Chhattisgarh 

In the viral video, District Collector Ranbir Sharma is seen smashing the youth's phone on the road, slapping him and asking cops to beat him up.

At a time when restrictions have been imposed in several states due to the Covid-19 situation, a video has surfaced from Chhattisgarh wherein a youth is being beaten up by a district collector and thrashed by cops on a public road. This brute is District Collector of @SurajpurDist, Chhattisgarh Ranbir Sharma. Has been suspended. Deserves far worse, of course. The IAS officer was reportedly transferred in 2015 on bribery charges. Should be made an example of and serve prison time. pic.twitter.com/qmV9YnVy6y The incident occurred in Surajpur district of Chhattisgarh. In the viral video, District Collector Ranbir Sharma is seen taking the youth's phone and smashing it on the road. Following this, he slaps the youth even as he tries to show him some papers to explain why he is outdoors during the lockdown.