India, Aug. 19 -- A policeman was injured when an SUV carrying Congress leader Rahul Gandhi got onto his foot in Bihar's Nawada district on Tuesday.

He was seen hobbling away, with his left foot purportedly injured, in a video clip that went viral. He was immediately sent for treatment, HT learnt. While Rahul was standing up in the open-top vehicle, it was not immediately reported as to who was driving.

The cop was a bodyguard deployed with the deputy superintendent of police (headquarters), and was part of the area security detail for the yatra.

A video of the incident went viral with claims that the policeman was "critically injured", though that was not confirmed.

More details were awaited, and would be added to this report.

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