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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Woman threatens to end life as police official refuses to accept love proposal, FIR registered
Bengaluru (PTI): A woman was booked on charges of obstructing a police inspector from discharging his official duties and threatening to commit suicide if he did not accept her love proposal, police said on Wednesday.
The 45-year-old inspector attached to the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station here alleged that the woman repeatedly harassed him, they said.
According to his complaint, the harassment began on October 30, when he started receiving calls from an unknown woman from multiple phone numbers.
During these calls, she allegedly spoke incoherently and claimed to have close links with several highly placed individuals, including the Chief Minister, Deputy CM, Home Minister and other political leaders.
Police said the woman sent photographs via WhatsApp purportedly showing herself with these dignitaries and claimed she could use their influence to compel the inspector to accept her proposal. She also allegedly threatened to use her contacts against him if he refused.
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The inspector said that he advised her to visit the police station and submit a written complaint if she had any grievance. However, she did not do so and instead continued to repeatedly call and send messages, which disturbed his official duties, the FIR said.
According to the FIR, on November 7, the woman allegedly visited his office and handed over an envelope containing some tablets along with handwritten letters. The letters contained emotionally charged and inappropriate content, and the woman claimed they were written using her blood, indicating obsessive behaviour.
Despite being clearly informed that the number she was contacting was an official departmental number meant for public service, she allegedly continued making unnecessary calls and messages, causing mental harassment and obstruction to his day-to-day duties, he alleged.
During the inquiry, police learnt that the woman had allegedly exhibited similar behaviour with other police and government officials in the past, it stated.
On December 12, she allegedly went to his police station and shouted and threatened to commit suicide and ruin the inspector's career if he did not respond to her proposal, prompting him to lodge a complaint.
"Based on the complaint, a case was registered against the woman under Sections 132 (assault or criminal force to deter a public servant from discharge of duty), 351(2) (criminal intimidation) and 221 (obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at the Ramamurthy Nagar Police Station. The matter is under investigation," police said.
