AGRA, Jan. 5 -- A police outpost in-charge has been suspended for allegedly assaulting a milk seller at Jeoni Mandi in Agra, officials said on Sunday. The assistant commissioner of police (ACP) has been asked to probe the incident, they added.

Deputy commissioner of police (city) Syed Ali Abbas said the action was taken after the aggrieved man approached him and narrated the incident. "In the initial inquiry, the conduct of the Jeoni Mandi chowki in-charge, sub-inspector Ravindra Kumar, was found to be unjust. He has been suspended," Abbas said.

He added that the ACP of Chhata circle would conduct a detailed probe and examine evidence. "The role of other policemen will also be looked into, and anyone found guilty will face action," he s...