FIR against three gram pradhans for beating up a clerk

An FIR has been lodged against three gram pradhans and 13 others for allegedly beating up a clerk of the Civil supplies department in Sikanderpur tehsil here.
Clerk Akhtar Sagir has lodged an FIR against three gram pradhans identified as Anil Yadav, Ved Prakash Yadav and Dablu Singh and 13 others for allegedly beating him in the office yesterday, police said today.
Later, however, a dharna was staged by members of different political groups alleging that police took one sided action in the case.
The ADM, Khempal Singh, however, assured that the said clerk has been removed from the post and pacified them to end their dharna.

A probe has been ordered in this connection, the ADM said.