New Delhi: Delhi Police on Wednesday asked its Joint Commissioner (Crime) Sandeep Goel to conduct an inquiry into allegations that an IPS officer punished a constable by making him crawl for not saluting him at Patiala House district courts complex here.

The Joint Commissioner has been asked to conduct the inquiry as per the directions of the court, Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat Singh. Seju P Kuruvila, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi), had hit the headlines for wrong reasons after he allegedly compelled a constable to crawl and roll as punishment for talking on mobile while on duty.

A senior police official said Goel will inquire into the incident and if needed will take statements of the constable and Kuruvilla.
Meanwhile, the Delhi High Court also sought responses from Police Commissioner B K Gupta and Kuruvila. PTI