The Delhi Police on Tuesday said it was in the process of identifying the personnel who allegedly manhandled Indian Youth Congress president Srinivas BV during a protest.
A video of Srinivas being pulled by his hair went viral on social media with several users condemning the police action.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth said disciplinary action would be taken against the erring policemen.
“We are trying to identify the staff and disciplinary action would be initiated against the staff after identification,” Guguloth said. Srinivas said he was beaten up by three to four policemen before being detained.
“When we were protesting, some three to four police personnel hit me. They also pulled my hair and forcefully dragged me inside a car. The police first took us to Sarojini Nagar and later to the Vasant Kunj police station. We are yet to be released,” he said on Tuesday evening.