Delhi Cop Seen Thrashing Elderly Father-in-Law in Viral Video, Case Registered
The assault occurred in the presence of another police officer.
A case under section 323 (voluntarily causing hurt) and 427 (mischief causing damage) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against a Delhi sub-inspector, after she was caught repeatedly slapping her father-in-law, said Delhi Police.
The incident occurred in Delhi's Laxmi Nagar, where a female police official was seen assaulting her elderly kin in a viral video, news agency ANI reported.
"Information has been shared with concerned authority to take suitable departmental action against the erring police official, the Delhi Police reportedly said.
As per a report by NDTV, the female office is currently embroiled in a court battle against her in-laws.
Prior to the attack, the woman had a heated argument with her mother-in-law, which soon spiralled into blatant physical assault directed at her father-in-law.
(With inputs from NDTV.)
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