Ahmedabad: BJP MLA Kantilal Amrutiya has been caught on camera allegedly beating a youth, who was apparently inebriated, with a stick.

However, police said the youth was flashing a sword in drunken state when the MLA called up the police. The video - taken by a by-stander - purportedly showing Amrutiya, an MLA from Morbi seat, and his bodyguard beating the youth with a stick, is circulating on social networking sites and mobile messenger WhatsApp.