Activist Arun Ferreira, who was arrested in August for alleged Maoist links along with several others, on Tuesday told a court he was “hit” by the investigating officer.

In a submission before additional sessions court judge R.V. Adone through his lawyer Sidharth Patil, Ferreira said he was “hit” on his face “eight to 10 times” by assistant commissioner of police (ACP) Shivaji Pawar on November 4 during interrogation.

The ACP is the investigating officer (IO) in the Elgar Parishad case. He was not available for comment.

Police had claimed that violence erupted in Bhima-Koregaon near Pune on January 1, a day after “provocative speeches” were made at the Elgar Parishad conclave.

The court on Tuesday remanded Ferreira and activists Vernon Gonsalves and Sudha Bharadwaj to judicial custody till November 19, as sought by special public prosecutor Ujjwala Pawar.