On Camera, Varanasi Cop Thrashed By Mob, His Family Waited Inside Car

Varanasi: Half a dozen men rained punches and blows on the cop as his wife and children waited inside the car, horrified.

A policeman was assaulted by a mob after his car brushed an auto in Varanasi last evening. Half a dozen men rained punches and blows on the cop as his wife and children waited inside the car, horrified. He initially tried fighting back but was outnumbered. Cops later reached the spot and rescued him.

The cop, who was not in his uniform, was travelling with his family when his car hit an auto. A crowd gathered, road rage ensued and he was dragged out of his car.

He identified himself as Ajit Verma, the Station Head Officer (SHO) of Rajatalab, but that did not save him. He pleaded with the crowd not to beat him in front of his family. All requests fell on deaf ears.