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Karnataka police orders probe after CRPF commando chained by cops

State DGP Praveen Sood has ordered an inquiry into the incident, which has triggered a row after a video of it went viral

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As per the CRPF, the state police informed them that Savant was outside his home to wash his bike and “was not wearing a mask”, and police personnel on duty asked him why he was not wearing a face mask.

BS Web TeamAgencies New Delhi
A CRPF jawan has been arrested in Karnataka for allegedly defying the coronavirus lockdown with the paramilitary force taking a strong exception to his 'ill-treatment', following which an inquiry has been ordered by the state police.

State DGP Praveen Sood has ordered an inquiry into the incident, which has triggered a row after a video of it went viral, PTI reported. In the clip, some police constables are purportedly seen hitting CRPF soldier Sachin Sawant with sticks in Belagavi.

According to the information shared on social media, Sawant was washing his bike when a police team reached the spot and