PRAYAGRAJ, Nov. 27 -- A retired director general of police (DGP) from Punjab has alleged misbehaviour by cops on duty at Prayagraj's Bade Hanuman Temple, prompting a departmental inquiry.

Shashi Kant, a 1977-batch IPS officer who retired as Punjab DGP in 2012, posted a complaint on X on November 25, tagging Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. Expressing "deep disappointment" over the conduct of the policemen, he wrote that he had a "horrible and insulting day" in Sangam city.

DCP (city) Manish Kumar Shandilya said the police had taken cognisance of the complaint and tasked the ACP (Jhunsi) with investigating the matter. "Departmental action will follow if police personnel are found guilty," he said.

Kant, a septuagenarian, sa...