A woman constable of Delhi Armed Police and one male head constable were placed under suspension on Sunday after a photojournalist had alleged that they snatched her camera during a protest.

DCP Madhur Verma said that based on the complaint received from the photojournalist, who had alleged snatching of her camera, a case was registered and has been taken up for investigation.

"The camera has since been traced and the police is contacting the photojournalist to facilitate its restoration. On the basis of the preliminary finding of vigilance enquiry, for the unprofessional conduct of mishandling the journalist's camera during the crowd control, one woman constable of DAP and one head constable (male) have been placed under suspension," the PRO said.