India, Sept. 30 -- A 27-second undated video purportedly showing a Lucknow police sub-inspector slapping a man during a Ganesh Chaturthi jagran in Aliganj has gone viral, prompting a departmental inquiry.

The video shows sub-inspector Jitendra Singh slapping the man, following which he falls to the ground. The policeman is also heard allegedly using abusive language.

Other policemen later make the man stand as spectators watch the incident, with one of them recording it on a mobile phone.

The man in the video has been identified in social media posts as Suraj Lodhi, who is being described as a political leader. The incident reportedly took place during a Ganesh Chaturthi jagran in Aliganj's ward 159. There are also allegations that Lod...