Gujarat Director General of Police (DGP) Ashish Bhatia has ordered a probe into the incident in which five Muslim men, accused of hurling stones at garba in Undhela village, were publicly flogged by the police on October 3.

Kapadvanj Deputy Superintendent of Police V N Solanki has been asked to conduct the inquiry and submit a report, sources in the state home department said on Friday.

Videos of the flogging incident have gone viral on social media and the inquiry was ordered after the authorities took cognisance of those clips.

“Late last night, I was given the responsibility of conducting the inquiry into the incident. I will submit my report as soon as possible,” Solanki told PTI.

However, he refused to give any further details about the policemen involved in the flogging incident.

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