Indore, June 26: Joining the league of political leaders making headlines for all the wrong reasons, Akash Vijayvargiya, BJP MLA and son of senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya, has been caught on camera assaulting a Municipal Corporation officer in Indore. The incident took place on Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh's Indore. BJP MP Sharad Tripathi Beats Own Party MLA Rakesh Baghel With Shoes at Meeting in Uttar Pradesh, Watch Video.

In the shocking footage which is doing rounds on social media, the BJP MLA can be seen beating a officer with a cricket ban even as media surrounded him with video cameras and recorded the whole incident. The municipal corporation officer was in the area to carry out municipal corporation officer. Karnataka Congress MLA JN Ganesh, Who Assaulted Party Legislator, Arrested From Gujarat.

BJP MLA thrashes Municipal Officer:

According to reports, the officer and Akash engaged in a heated argument after which, the BJP MLA started beating him with a bat. Akash, accompanied by a large number of supporters, can be seen assaulting the officer. Following the incident, police from three police stations, along with SSP of the area, reached the spot to bring the situation under control.

Reportedly, Akash and his supporters were stopping the Municipal officer from demolishing a building which was illegally constructed in Ganji Compound area of the city. Meanwhile, there are no reports of any police case registered yet.

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