On Camera: Soldier Punched, Kicked, Pushed To The Ground By Kanwariyas At UP Station

In a shocker from Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur, a CRPF personnel in uniform was thrown to the floor, punched and kicked by a group of Kanwariyas following an argument over a ticket. On Saturday morning, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was waiting to board the Brahmaputra Mail at Mirzapur station when he got into an argument with some Kanwariyas - pilgrims who undertake the Kanwar Yatra to collect Ganga water for offering it to Lord Shiva - over buying a ticket. A video shows the CRPF man encircled by at least eight men in saffron who pull him and one of them hits him. As he tries to retaliate, the paramilitary personnel is attacked by many Kanwariyas at once, thrown to the ground and punched and kicked several times.