Pilibhit (UP): A constable of the Uttar Pradesh Police was on Tuesday caught on camera, brutally assaulting an accused who was arrested by his team.

The incident of the constable assaulting the man in broad daylight was shot by people on the spot, which has now gone viral across social media platforms.

According to the reports, the constable in the video is currently deployed with Pilibit Police. He assaulted the accused when the latter tried to escape from police custody while being taken to court for production.

The accused was reportedly arrested on charges of producing illicit liquor.

Pilibhit SP Dinesh Kumar said "A man was arrested for making illicit liquor and was remanded to judicial custody. The man was being taken to the court for his trial. The man was in a police car and he tried to escape custody by jumping from it. With the help of the public and cops present on the scene, police got a hold of him."

SP Dinesh Kumar also said that the accused tried to attack the policemen and, they had to chase him and overpower him with force. The accused was taken back to custody after the use of force and the public present at the scene was not harmed, SP Kumar added.

"However, we will probe the entire incident and the existing FIR will add charges pertaining to attack police and escaping from police custody," Pilibhit SP Dinesh Kumar stated.

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Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.

The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).

"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.

The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.

The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.

Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.

They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.

Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.