India, July 19 -- In a shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh, seven Kanwariyas were arrested after allegedly assaulting a CRPF jawan at the Mirzapur railway station.

The video of the incident that went viral on social media has triggered widespread condemnation.

The confrontation between the jawan and the kanwariyas began over a dispute regarding the purchase of train tickets, India Today reported.

The CCTV footage showed the saffron-clad pilgrims pinning the jawan to the ground as they punched and kicked him in the presence of a huge crowd. Later, one of the passengers could be seen attempting to intervene, pulling one of the attackers away as shown in the video.

The CRPF jawan was on his way to board the Brahmaputra Mail when he was ...