India, Sept. 28 -- A Delhi Police head constable alleged he was assaulted by six to seven people late on Wednesday night when he was at a shop in north Delhi's Mangolpuri, police said.

According to investigators, the victim HC Krishna said he has suffered five stitches near his eyes and injuries near his jaw. Krishna is posted at the Aman Vihar police station and was on his way back home at around 12.15am on Wednesday, when he stopped at a shop near a petrol pump in Mangolpuri to buy cold drinks.

"Some boys at the shop misbehaved with me. I scolded them and sent them away. But as I left, around eight boys came and beat me with baseball bats. They also hit on my mouth and there is swelling in the jaw. I am not able to eat or chew anythin...