A case of murder has been registered against two police constables for their alleged involvement in the death of a 22-year-old BTech student after an assault in Bhopal, an official said on Saturday.

Constables -- identified as Santosh Bamaniya and Saurabh Arya -- were suspended after the incident came to light on Friday. A video clip of the assault circulating on social media purportedly shows one policeman holding the victim, Udit Gaayke, while another hits him with a stick.

Bhopal Zone-2 DCP Vivek Singh said that a case under Section 103 (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against the constables once the post-mortem report arrived. "The duo will be arrested soon," he added.

According to the victim's friends, they were partying in Indrapuri on Thursday night. One of

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