Hoshiarpur, March 8 -- Three cops, including a police post in charge, were sent to police lines after a complaint was filed against them for allegedly beating up four persons in an inebriated state at the Purhiran police post in Hoshiarpur district late on Thursday evening.

Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Sandeep Kumar Malik confirmed the action and said further investigation had been initiated into the matter.

The SSP said that assistant sub-inspector Sanjiv Kumar, head constable Surinder Singh and senior constable Harmanpreet Singh had been sent to lines.

"A departmental enquiry has been marked against them," the SSP said.

According to the complaint received by the Model Town police, two youths of the New Fatehgarh locality we...