Youth Congress leader Srinivas BV manhandled by Delhi cops, pulled by his hair during protest, see viral video

Facing criticism, the Delhi Police said that they are in the process of identifying the personnel who allegedly manhandled Srinivas during a protest by the Congress workers.

New Delhi: The Delhi Police was on Tuesday left red-faced after a video showing Indian Youth Congress president Srinivas BV manhandled and allegedly by his hair during a protest against the ED questioning of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi went viral. The video of Srinivas being pulled by his hair went viral on social media with several users condemning the police action.

Facing criticism, the Delhi Police said that they are in the process of identifying the person who allegedly manhandled Srinivas during a protest by the Congress workers.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Amrutha Guguloth said disciplinary action will be taken against the erring officials. "We are trying to identify the staff and disciplinary action would be initiated against the staff after identification," Guguloth said.

Srinivas was cited as saying by PTI that 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 Tuesday evening.

The central agency on Tuesday recorded Gandhi's statement on the second day of her questioning in the money laundering case linked to the National Herald newspaper. Gandhi, who was questioned for 2.5 hours before lunch and rejoined after a break, had reached the ED office in central Delhi around 11 am with her Z+ armed security cover, and accompanied by her children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

In an official statement, Srinivas said, "The dictatorial government will not be able to crush our spirits by taking us it into police custody. We will end the suppression of the dictatorial rule of the BJP with Satyagraha. Fighting against the dictatorial rule Gandhi, Nehru and Patel also went to jail. We are also not afraid of the prison of this dictatorial government.”

"We want to tell the BJP government that democracy has two wheels - one of the ruling party and one of opposition. If one wheel slips, the car of democracy will stop there," he said.