Police official, 3 others booked for assault in UP's Ballia

Four people, including a police official, have been booked on charges of assaulting a person after he shot and posted a video highlighting alleged illegal sand mining here.

Sunil Prasad, the complainant, alleged that after his video went viral, Chand Diar police outpost in-charge Ganesh Pandey and three others attacked him while he was having food at a restaurant.

The incident took place in Bairia on Monday, according to the local police station in-charge Shivshankar Singh.

Investigation is underway, Singh said.