Viral Sach: Has Gorakhpur SSP been suspended for thrashing local SP leader?

It is being claimed in a viral post that a police officer in UP’s Gorakhpur had a tough time after he thrashed a political leader. What is the truth of the matter? Gorakhpur’s SSP Anant Dev is a social media personality and is being hailed on Facebook for his bravery and competence. The message says that an officer who had killed dreaded bandit Dadua and other 60 criminals was suspended for beating up a low-key SP leader Gaurav Yadav. When we tried to find out the truth, we found that the incident occurred 12-13 days before. People were creating a ruckus outside Gorakhpur’s Cantt police station. It is being alleged that the officer had beaten him up badly. Gaurav is a lawyer. Local leaders, workers and lawyers had been protesting against this. When the news reached UP CM Akhilesh Yadav, he suspended the SSP. However, Anant Dev had already suspended four police officers after this incident. Gaurav’s father is said to be close to Mulayam Singh Yadav. The message is true.