A case of attempt to murder has been registered against Haridwar District Magistrate Deepak Rawat for allegedly beating a priest in a closed room.
Earlier, the priest accused Rawat of thrashing him when he went to a college to protest against him on Monday.
He said that the District Magistrate, along with his helper, took him to a VIP room of the auditorium and beat him up brutally.
However, Rawat reportedly refuted the allegations levelled against him by the priest.
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