Hyderabad, March 10 -- A tense situation prevailed for a while under the Kalapather police station limits in the Old City of Hyderabad after a home guard allegedly beat up youngsters on Sunday night.

The incident took place around 11.30 pm when two bike borne police constables who were patrolling the streets in the Old City of Hyderabad noticed a group of boys sitting at a street corner. The policemen in an attempt to disperse them swung a lathi.

It is alleged a boy was hit by a homeguard leading to a confrontation between the policeman and the boys. The young adults were reportedly livid at being thrashed for no reason. At this point of time some other boys were filming the incident and the home guard in question hit them also with a l...