Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala policeman Gavaskar, hospitalised after alleging that he was beaten up by the daughter of a senior police officer, on Friday got the support of the police officers' body. The incident took place early on Thursday, according to Gavaskar, the official driver to Additional Director General of Police Sudesh Kumar.

The wife and daughter of Kumar apparently got angry because Gavaskar came a little late to pick them up after their morning walk. Kumar's daughter Snigdha Kumar started abusing him as she got into the car and then hit him.