Jammu, Nov 10 (PTI) A policeman was transferred after a video allegedly showed him slapping a Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officer in Jammu.

The action was taken after a video showed up on social media on Monday, drawing widespread criticism from the public and political leaders.

The incident occurred in the Gandhi Nagar area when a sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) Sunil Singh allegedly slapped Block Development Officer (BDO) Azhar Khan during a verbal altercation over election-related arrangements, officials said.

Khan was deployed as transport in-charge for the ongoing by-election in the Nagrota Assembly segment when a confrontation took place between Khan and Singh.

The incident sent the JKAS fraternity condemning the assault, terming it an attack on the digni

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