Two policemen were accused of beating up a relative of a Samajwadi Party leader. (Representational)
Two policemen were booked for thrashing relative a Samajwadi Party leader at a cinema theatre here, police said.
Deputy Superintendent of police Manish Mishra said, the incident happened last night when Sub Inspector Kapil Chowdhary and Constable Kapil Sharma were watching a movie.
There was an argument between the policemen and Afzal Malik, who claimed to be the relative of Samajwadi party leader Rashid Malik, inside the theatre.
He was hit by the policemen after the altercation. A police complaint or FIR was immediately lodged by Mr Malik's father. Police took action on the two policemen after this.
The police is investigating the case.