Ludhiana, April 9 -- The station house officer (SHO) of Division number 6 station has been transferred to the police lines after a chicken shop owner accused him of custodial torture, officials said on Wednesday.

Police commissioner Swapan Sharma took action against inspector Vijay Kumar after the shopkeeper filed a written complaint. However, the SHO refuted the allegations. He said the shopkeeper had been illegally allowing people to consume alcohol at his shop and had been warned about it 15 days earlier as well.

According to complainant Sarabjit Singh, he runs a fish and chicken shop in Nirankari Mohalla. He added that he was present at his shop around 9 pm on Friday when SHO Vijay Kumar arrived with a police team. At that time, no ...