A police officer was manhandled in Khammam reserve forest area in Telangana on Sunday when a security team went there to control law and order.
According to an NDTV report, a group of local villagers claimed a saline patch for cultivation and another group of non-locals made a counterclaim over the same land, leading to a confrontation.
A group of 10-15 police personnel and forest officers reached the scene to control the resulting clashes.
In a viral video, a group of people can be seen dragging a newly appointed cop, dressed in civilian clothes, from the bike and punching him, while another cop tries to save him.
Police have launched a probe into the matter.