A video clip has gone viral of policemen in Ahmedabad publicly flogging a few men who allegedly threw stones injuring six persons and damaging vehicles including a police car to disturb a Navratri Garba event. The video shared on social media platforms invited strong reactions about the police excess.
According to the police, a few people from the minority community tried to prevent the Garba event which was held in an open space adjacent to a mosque and a temple.
Accused of pelting stones after they tried to disturb the Garba event, nine persons were publicly flogged by the cops amidst cheering from hundreds of people who gathered when the policemen started caning the accused in the open.
