Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticePolice officers have been pictured 'beating' lockdown rule breakers with batons in India as the country continues to battle a devastating second wave of Covid. Let us know at webnews@mirror.co.uk(Image: Barcroft Media via Getty Images)The curfew will remain in place from 6pm in rural areas. Photos have now emerged of officers yesterday in the state swinging long cane-style truncheons at people - who presumably have broken curfew - in broad daylight. A pair of officers are also pictured surrounding a man with their batons raised, while another photo shows a policeman swinging at a man's bicycle wheels as he rides past. Authorities in Uttar Pradesh were urged to avoid disposing of the dead in bodies of water despite the rising number of fatalities.

Source: Daily Mirror May 17, 2021 14:46 UTC