Two MP officers suspended from field duty after man claims assault

Two policemen have been suspended after they were accused of cutting the ‘Shikha’ of a protester and breaking his sacred thread in Mauganj district of Madhya Pradesh, PTI reported.

The incident is said to have taken place on September 6, after police removed Narendra Mishra, the complainant, and other villagers from a highway where they were protesting.

The protest was in response to the death of a resident who was allegedly hit and killed by a liquor company vehicle, PTI reported on Tuesday.

Mishra was subsequently arrested for blocking the highway, police officer according to a PTI report.

To ensure a fair investigation, Shahpur police station in-charge BC Vishwas and constable Vivekanand Yadav have been removed from field duty, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anurag Pandey told PTI. The initial investigation did not yield any evidence to support Mishra’s allegations.

Mishra’s complaint alleges that constable Yadav, along with two other persons, cut his ‘Shikha’, broke his Janeu (sacred thread) and assaulted him under the guidance of police station in-charge BC Vishwas. He also alleges that he was threatened to dissuade him from filing a complaint.

In response, Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari in a message on Monday called on Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to suspend the officers involved.

“Has the BJP government recruited policemen or goons? In Shahpur, a Brahmin youth Narendra Mishra, who raised his voice against the liquor mafia, was brutally attacked by the police after which these goons in uniform plucked the Shikha of the Brahmin brother, which is not only an inhuman act but also an insult to Hindu traditions,” Patwari wrote on X

MP: Six officers suspended after video of them gambling surfaced on social media

Meanwhile, in another incident, as many as six police personnel were suspended after a video of them gambling surfaced on social media in Madhya Pradesh’s Tikamgarh district, an official told PTI on Monday.

Police chief Rohit Kashwani said six officers posted at different police stations have been suspended after the alleged video surfaced on Sunday evening, PTI reported.

The action has been taken against constables Manoj Ahirwar, Ritesh Mishra and Suraj Rajput of Kotwali police station, Bhuvaneshwar Agnihotri and Anil Pachouri of Dehat police station and Salman Khan of Digora police station in the district, he said.

Kashwani said Additional Superintendent of Police Sitaram Satya is conducting an investigation to find out when and where the video was shot and whether other police personnel were present at the scene.

According to him, this kind of behavior damages the reputation of the police and further action will be taken based on the findings of the investigation.

(with PTI inputs)