VDG member thrashed by cops in Doda; Constable suspended, DySP under inquiry
JAMMU, Aug 18 (PTI): A Village Defence Group member was roughed up by police at an outpost in Doda district, prompting authorities to suspend a constable and order an inquiry into the conduct of a deputy superintendent of police on Monday.
The VDG member, Balbeer Singh, had fired two rounds in the air after detecting suspicious movement in his village Pernote in Premnagar area of the district, a day before Independence Day.
The next day, he was summoned to the police outpost in Premnagar and beaten up badly, especially by selection grade constable Mohammad Zia.
