Violence against police escalates in Madhya Pradesh: Five killed, over 600 injured since 2024
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a disturbing rise in violence against police personnel over the past 18 months, with five officers losing their lives and more than 600 sustaining injuries in various incidents across the state.
According to data presented by the state government in response to a legislative query, and cited by The New Indian Express on Thursday, a total of 461 attacks on police personnel were recorded between January 2024 and July 2025. Fatalities were reported from Chhindwara, Shahdol, Satna, Mauganj, and Seoni districts.
The injuries, which affected personnel across multiple ranks, were spread across various districts, with the state capital, Bhopal, registering the highest number of attacks—28 in total—across urban, rural, and railway divisions, resulting in injuries to 30 officers.
Rajgarh district followed with 26 cases, leaving 40 officers injured. A cluster of these attacks occurred in the Boda police station jurisdiction, where seven incidents were reported, including a major clash that left ten policemen wounded. The area includes villages inhabited by the Sansi community, which has been associated with criminal activities, the report added.
Indore, the state’s commercial hub, saw 23 attacks on police personnel, injuring at least ten. In Guna district, although 15 incidents were recorded, they resulted in a disproportionately high number of injuries—40 in total—primarily during raids on criminal hideouts.
Other districts with double-digit attack cases included Ujjain (14 cases, 20 injured), Shahdol (13 cases, 12 injured), Ratlam, Dhar, and Sehore (12 cases each), Panna (11 cases), and Bhind and Damoh (10 cases each).
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23-year-old woman found dead at Delhi home; suicide suspected
New Delhi (PTI): A 23-year-old woman was found dead in her house in Delhi's Prem Nagar area, with police suspecting it to be a case of suicide, an official said on Tuesday.
The deceased, identified as Anjali Singh, was found motionless in her room on Monday by her sister and her neighbour.
Police said her father, Vinod Kumar Singh (51), told them that he and his wife were away at work at the time of the incident, while their son and the other daughter were also not at home at the time of the incident.
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According to the family, the room in which Anjali was found was locked from the inside. The door was later forcibly opened by a neighbour and her sister with the help of a crowbar.
Her body was found lying on the bed inside the room, police said.
Preliminary inquiry revealed that Anjali had allegedly hanged herself using a piece of cloth tied to the ceiling fan.
It is suspected that the noose eventually might have loosened or torn off, resulting in her being found lying on the bed.
Family members informed the police that Anjali was a final-year student of a librarian science course from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU). About a week ago, her final-year examination results were declared, and she had failed, following which she had been under depression, they said.
The family has not raised any allegation of foul play, police said, adding that no suicide note or external injury marks were found on the body during the initial inspection.
Inquest proceedings have been initiated in the matter as per the law. The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death, and further investigation is underway, police added.
