"DIG, Lucknow has been asked by ADG, Law and Order to explain his conduct in hitting an elderly man last evening," Director General of Police (DGP) Javeed Ahmad said in a tweet after the videos of the DIG slapping an old man went viral.
DIG, Lucknow DK Chowdhury had yesterday allegedly slapped an elderly man in Indira Nagar locality while taking a round.
After the videos of slapping went viral, DGP office took serious note of it and DGP himself directed the ADG (law and order) to seek an explanation in this regard.
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