SAD leader Manjinder Sirsa manhandled by protesters

Shiromani Akali Dal leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa was manhandled by protesters in Mukherjee Nagar during a protest against the thrashing of auto driver Sarabjeet Singh and his son by police. Earlier, a video of a brawl between the tempo driver and policemen went viral on social media.

New Delhi: Shiromani Akali Dal MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa was manhandled by protesters in Mukherjee Nagar area of the national capital on Monday night.

The protesters, mainly from the Sikh community gathered outside Mukherjee Nagar police station demanding the suspension of all policemen who thrashed a tempo driver on Sunday.

Earlier, a video of a brawl between the tempo driver and policemen went viral on social media.

Following the incident, a series of videos were circulated. While one showed the tempo driver, Sarabjeet Singh, brandishing a sword to a policeman, the other showed policemen mercilessly thrashing Singh and his son.

The police on Monday said that the brawl started after the tempo driver's vehicle collided with a police van.