A video clipping purportedly showing an IPS officer mercilessly thrashing a thief in the Varaccha area of the city surfaced today.
The incident happened last evening, and was recorded by a passer-by on his mobile phone.
The video, aired by some TV channels, showed Deputy Commissioner of Police N D Solanki beating up a man caught by the police after he snatched a woman's purse.
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