February 20, 2019 01:12 am | Updated 01:12 am IST - Kanpur
A probe has been ordered after a video purportedly showing an Army jawan being beaten up by the police in Uttar Pradesh went viral on social media, officials said on Tuesday.
The soldier, posted in Hyderabad, was on leave at his native village Pallia, Kanpur (Dehat) Superintendent of Police Radheyshyam said.
He said Derapur circle officer T.B. Singh will investigate the matter and has been asked to submit a report within three days.
The video went viral on Sunday.
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