Ahmedabad: The flogging of some Muslim men, who allegedly disrupted a garba event in Gujarat’s Kheda, was done by some local cops, Police Sources have told NDTV.

The viral video clips showed the men being tied to poles and beaten with sticks in Undhela village of Kheda district, while a crowd of locals clapped and cheered. 

Amid huge outrage over the videos, which have gone viral on social media, state police Chief Ashish Bhatia ordered an inquiry into the incident yesterday.

“I have ordered an inquiry. We will take disciplinary action depending upon the gravity of the charges,” Ashish Bhatia told NDTV. 

Sources say the panel investigating the incident will submit its report to police over the next couple of days.