The Jamshedpur police personnel allegedly beat a mentally and physically challenged man near Jubilee Park in an attempt to displace him from the middle of the road.
Assistant sub-inspector of police, A Prasad told ANI that he did not beat the man and merely used a stick to chase him away.
"I received the information that a mentally unstable person was pelting stones on a car. I did not beat him with a stick, just used it to chase him away," he added.
During the incident, a huge traffic was created at the spot.
The man was being observed sitting on the road from Tuesday, where complaints of him pelting stones on the passengers were also received.