London, Dec. 9 : Former England football star David Beckham has been grilled by police after his heavies roughed up a photographer who had been hounding him.

According to the Daily Express, photographers were following the former England skipper while he was driving with his family. Beckham slammed the brakes and marched up to the snapper''s car. When the photographer refused to get out, Beckham walked away, leaving his henchmen to take over.

The beefed-up bodyguards hauled the snapper from his car, wrestled him to the ground, put him in cuffs and dragged him along the road.

Los Angeles police seized the camera and are now "reviewing the case", but are likely to quiz LA Galaxy midfielder Becks over his role in the row.

One eyewitness said: "It was very aggressive. I thought only the police were allowed to carry handcuffs."

The photograper, Emicles DaMata, said he would be talking to his lawyers about the incident, which happened in Beverly Hills. (ANI)