Police killed in mob attack: MP CM assures strict action against culprits

A day after the death of an ASI when he went to rescue a man from an attack in Mauganj district Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Sunday said strict action will be taken against those responsible for the unfortunate incidentThe opposition Congress however targeted the government over the law and order situation in the stateA group of tribals on Saturday allegedly abducted and killed a man and then attacked a police team that attempted to rescue him resulting in the death of an assistant subinspector ASI in Mauganj an official earlier saidA group of Kol tribe members on Saturday abducted a man named Sunny Dwivedi suspecting he had killed a tribal Ashok Kumar some months ago As per police records Kumar was killed in a road accident according to sourcesAfter being alerted a police team rushed to Gadra village to rescue Dwivedi But by that time he had died allegedly after being beaten up in a room police saidWhen the police personnel opened the room a group of tribals attacked them with sticks and stones injuring some of themThe injured policemen and officers were rushed to hospitals ASI Ramcharan Gautam of the Special Armed Force succumbed to his injuries during treatment an official earlier saidTalking to PTI CM Yadav said What happened in Mauganj yesterday is saddening An ASI lost his life while several others were injured The situation is under control and I have directed the senior officials to reach the spot immediately I hope the situation will normalise quicklyIn a post X Yadav who also holds the home department portfolio said he has given instructions to take strict action against all those accused of such inhuman and unfortunate incidentHe said ASI Ramcharan Gautam died in retaliatory action in the unfortunate attack on the police team SHO tehsildar who had reached Gadra village under Shahpur police station area in Mauganj district following the information of a dispute between two groupsThe other policemen injured in the incident have been sent to a hospital in Rewa for treatment he saidImmediately after the incident section 163 of the BNSS was imposed in the area and DIG Deputy Inspector General Rewa SP Superintendent of Police Mauganj and other police officers reached the spot and controlled the situation the CM statedThe ADG Additional Director General Rewa Zone is reaching the spot I have also directed DG Police Director General of Police to reach the spot and supervise situation in the area Yadav addedMeanwhile talking to PTI state Congress president Jitu Patwari claimed the law and order has collapsed in the stateHe pointed out that a man killed during a recent antiNaxal operation in the states Mandla district was an innocent tribal and not a MaoistPatwari further said they also received information that police had beaten up some lawyers in Indore and the very next day the police personnel were beaten up by lawyers thereThe police committed atrocities on tribals in Mauganj who retaliated and attacked the police the Congress leader allegedLaw and order has completely collapsed in Madhya Pradesh The Home Minister has failed completely The prime minister should seeif police are attacked at five places in the last one or two days then where is the law and order Patwari saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever