Ahmedabad: A policeman allegedly created disturbance, verbally abused and manhandled a man in public on Sunday night in Daskroi taluka’s Kuha village. A video of the incident went viral on social media. Ketan Zala, 32, who was allegedly at the receiving end, later filed a complaint against the police constable, Deepak Damor, who is posted at Kanbha police station. Zala, a Kuha resident, stated in his complaint that the incident occurred around 8pm when he was at a fast food outlet in the village to buy food for his daughters.Zala stated while he waited for the food, a silver car stopped nearby and its driver started honking incessantly. At the request of the shopkeeper, Zala approached the vehicle and asked the driver to either stop honking or step out and collect his order. This allegedly led to a heated argument during which Damor claimed he was a police official and threatened to send Zala to jail. Zala further alleged that Damor, who appeared to be drunk, caught hold of his shirt from inside the car, tearing it as he tried to pull away. During the scuffle, Damor reportedly fell out of the vehicle but continued arguing.As locals gathered, Damor allegedly abandoned the car and fled. Zala claimed that upon checking the vehicle, he found two liquor bottles in the rear seat and an empty bottle in the boot. The car was later identified as belonging to Damor.Police said a complaint has been registered under charges of prohibition and intimidation under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Officials will verify whether the constable was under the influence of alcohol and whether the liquor found in the vehicle was in violation of the law.
