Lucknow, June 12 -- The Utatr Pradesh police on Wednesday said Station House Officer (SHO), GRP Shamli, Rakesh Kumar and Constable Sanjay Pawar were suspended after a video surfaced where a journalist was caught on camera being beaten up by a group of GRP personnel.

"We have come across a video where a journalist has been beaten up & put up in a lock up. DGP UP OP Singh has ordered for immediate suspension of SHO GRP Shamli Rakesh Kumar & Const. Sanjay Pawar. Strict punishment shall be accorded to policemen misbehaving with citizens," the police tweeted.

As per India Today report, a journalist in western Uttar Pradesh's Shamli was beaten up on camera by a group of GRP personnel led by SHO Rakesh Kumar.

The journalist alleged that the c...