New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that one of its workers was assaulted and her clothes were torn during her arrest by police in Karnataka's Hubballi.

This comes after a video surfaced showing the woman surrounded by both male and female police personnel inside a bus. BJP alleged that the BJP worker was assaulted and her clothes were torn after she resisted the arrest and raised objections.

However, the Hubballi-Dharwad CP N Shashikumar clarified, "The woman undressed herself and attempted to flee from police custody in an effort to evade arrest."

"She undressed herself and tried to escape from the police custody. With the support of local people, our officers and staff have only tried to get an alternat...