New Delhi, May 29 -- A grocery shopkeeper was allegedly assaulted by locals after a 15-year-old boy filed a complaint accusing the shop of selling suspected cow meat in Vijay Nagar, Delhi.

According to officials, the incident came to light following a PCR call received regarding the sale of suspected cow meat at a shop located in Vijay Nagar Double Storey, under the jurisdiction of Model Town Police Station.

The complainant, identified as Simar, a 15-year-old boy and resident of Vijay Nagar, alleged that he had purchased meat from the shop for Rs 400 per kg and suspected it to be cow meat.

The shop was owned by Chaman Kumar, 44, son of Mukund Prasad, and a resident of Kaushik Enclave, Burari.

After the allegation spread, members of th...