New Delhi, March 8 -- A video is being circulated on social media platforms showing a 17-year-old boy being assaulted by a Gujarat policeman after the teenager riding his bicycle mistakenly came into the middle of a road where the rehearsal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's convoy was underway in Surat.

The incident took place on Thursday at Ratan Chowk in Surat.

In the video clip, the boy can be seen riding his bicycle as the vehicles in the convoy pass.

The police official, identified as Sub-Inspector B Gadhvi, after noticing the teenager pulled him by his hair and slapped on his face.

The Surat police was carrying out the rehearsal to ensure there were no lapses in the security of the prime minister on Friday.

According to the rep...