In an incident that has left the city police force red-faced, Assistant Head Constable Mandakki, attached to the City Armed Reserve (North) and deputed on duty at the Kadlekai Parishe at Basavanagudi, was caught on camera forcibly collecting groundnuts from vendors on Sunday night.
In the video, Mandakki is seen walking around with a plastic bag, demanding that vendors fill it up with groundnuts. He seemed oblivious to the comments of people at the parishe.
One bystander shot a video on his mobile phone and uploaded the footage on social media saying that the police have found a new way of begging.
The post, with its tag line, went viral, following which senior police officers ordered a probe by DCP (CAR) B.G. Thimmanavar.
Thimanavar found AHC Mandakki guilty and, on Wednesday, suspended him on the charge of dereliction of duty.
