The traffic police constable, who had allegedly slapped a food delivery agent in Coimbatore, has been arrested and placed under suspension, officials said.
A communication from police department said that based on the complaint from food delivery agent Mohanasundaram and the video clip of the incident that had gone viral, constable Satish was arrested late on Saturday night and also placed under suspension.
-
-
"We Don't Have 5 Years": Celebrated American General Sounds Alarm On War -
"There Will Be Issues Between Big Countries": S Jaishankar On India-China -
Neha Goyal Makes Stunning Asian Games Gold Revelation At NDTV World Summit 2026 -
Big NDTV Summit Impact: RBI Governor's Tata Sons Listing Remark Makes Top Newspaper Headlines -
"Certainty Is A Problem": Nikhil Kamath On Marriage, Children And Future -
"High Inflation Is Like Tax On Everyone": RBI Governor At NDTV World Summit -
RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra's Big Hint On Tata Sons Listing Row At NDTV World Summit -
The Mystery Of A Bare Nail In Ashwini Vaishnaw's Office -
Paris Setback, Asian Games Glory: Lovlina Borgohain's New Perspective -
To PM Modi's "Failed Product" Jab At Rahul Gandhi, A Shashi Tharoor Counter
In the video, Sathish was seen slapping Mohanasundaram at a traffic junction on Avinashi Road on Friday.
Meanwhile, state Director General of Police C Sylendra Babu in a statement said he had personally contacted Mohanasundaram over phone and conveyed the action taken against the constable. He enquired about the agent's well being.
An enquiry is underway into the physical assault on the delivery agent.
Criminal and departmental action has been initiated against the accused policeman, the statement said.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world
