Ballia (UP), Apr 20 (PTI) 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.

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

Investigation is underway, Singh said.

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