LUCKNOW, Sept. 4 -- Four police personnel, including a sub-inspector, two head constables and a constable, were suspended on Thursday in connection with Monday's lathicharge on Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) workers during a protest outside Shri Ram Swaroop Memorial University (SRMU) on Lucknow-Deva Road, Barabanki.

Those suspended included Gadiya police outpost incharge sub-inspector Gajendra Vikram Singh, two head constables Pawan Yadav and Saurabh Singh besides constable Vinod Yadav. The action came after inspector general of police, Ayodhya range, Praveen Kumar submitted an interim report of his probe into the lathicharge incident.

On Tuesday, chief minister Yogi Adityanath had asked him to investigate the incident and su...