On camera: former Congress MLA canes, abuses civic staff over removal of hoardings

A video allegedly showing former Congress MLA Asif Khan in Delhi's Okhla caning and abusing staff of the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for reportedly removing hoardings and posters put up by him has gone viral.

The video of the incident, purportedly shows Khan beating four men with a stick and directing them to hold their ears while doing squats, surfaced on Friday.

Khan told PTI he had noticed that for quite some time that hoardings put up by him in the area were swiftly removed while those of a local AAP MLA and municipal corporations remained untouched.

Reacting to the incident, police said they will be registering an FIR in the matter.

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However, Khan said he had no knowledge that they were SDMC staff.

"I don't know who they were. I have also received no call or a message from the SDMC about the incident," he said.

A senior SDMC official who wished to remain anonymous said that the people being subjected to "disrespect" belong to the civic body.

The remunerative projects cell of the municipal corporation is responsible for removing unauthorised advertisement materials and encroachments.