• By Kamal Kumar
  • Tue, 23 Jan 2024 04:43 PM (IST)
  • Source:JND
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Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday instructed to suspend Bandhavgarh Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Amit Singh after police lodged an FIR against him and his junior officers for thrashing two youts who did not let them overtake.

An FIR has also been lodged by the Madhya Pradesh police against the accused SDM, Bandhavgarh tehsildar Vinod Kumar, driver of SDM Narendra Das Panika and supporter of tehsildar Sandeep Singh, in the matter.

The FIR stated that the duo was coming back in a car from Khaira to Bharola, two places in the Umaria district, on Monday evening. While on their way, SDM's vehicle tried to overtake them but they could not take the car off the road to give a passage to the SDM's vehicle. Following this, the SDM's car started chasing them.

"One of the youths, Prakash Dahiya told the police that he was coming back from Khaira to Bharola, a places in the district, in a car with the other youth Shivam Yadav, who was driving it on Monday evening. They met with SDM's car on the way and Shivam did not take the car off the road (overtake SDM's car). After which the SDM's car started chasing their car," stated the FIR.

"As we walked further, the Tehsildar's car coming from the Umaria side stopped in front of their car near Tala Road, Ghaghri village and we stopped our car. Two people got down from both the vehicles with sticks and started beating me and Shivam. They also vandalised Shivam's car and damaged it. Shivam and I suffered a lot of injuries. They also abused them," Dahiya told the police, the FIR further noted.

"I came to know that the name of SDM Bandhavgarh was Amit Singh and the name of Tehsildar was Vinod Kumar. The driver of SDM named Narendra Das Panika and Tehsildar's supporter Sandeep Singh beat both of us with sticks and, I suffered injuries on my head and Shivam Yadav got injuries on his legs and head," the victim further added, as reported by ANI.

Subsequently, following the account provided by the injured party, Prakash Dahiya, a case was filed against the accused, citing violations of IPC sections 294, 323, 341, and 34, as outlined in the FIR.

In the meantime, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav took notice of the situation and directed the suspension of the SDM.

"The incident of assault with two youths by Bandhavgarh SDM is unfortunate. Instructions have been given to suspend the SDM. There is a good governance government in Madhya Pradesh. This kind of inhuman treatment of common people will not be tolerated in the state at all," the Chief Minister's office wrote in an 'X' post.