The District Police Office, Nawalparasi, has started investigation against the police inspector who is learnt to have thrashed public under the influence of alcohol while on duty.

Mohanman Shrestha, Inspector at the Area Police Office, Dumkibas, has been accused of assaulting Dumkibas locals under the influence of alcohol on Saturday night.

On the night, the inebriated inspector with his team had reached a gambling den of the village to arrest gamblers. But locals, upon finding out that the inspector has consumed alcohol, started chanting slogans against him. This became a reason for the gamblers to flee the scene.

Some locals said that the youths reached police station and started chanting slogans against the police.

Upon knowing about the incident, a police team deployed from the Area Police Office, Kawasoti, under the command of DSP Nabin Bhattarai reached the site and took the situation under control.

DSP Bhattarai said that Inspector tested positive for alcohol in the medical test.

SP Mukunda Acharya of the DPO said that the accused inspector is now at District Police Office and he has formed a probe team to investigate activities of the inspector.

He said further action will be taken once the probe team submits its report in five days.