Mob attacks head constable outside Shivpuri's Physical police station; FIR against 12 to 15

A commotion broke out outside the Physical police station in Shivpuri on November 9. It was linked to an assault on the Batham family in Karaundi. Police have registered an FIR against 12 to 15 people on charges of assaulting a head constable, smashing the windows of a government vehicle and obstructing government work.

The incident took place at around 1:40 pm. A crowd had gathered in front of the station. Some people in it began to shove Head Constable and driver Rishabh Karare.

Karare is a head constable-driver at the Dehat police station. He had gone to the Physical police station with station in-charge inspector Vikas Singh Yadav and other policemen on law-and-order duty.

According to police, people in the crowd abused Karare and beat him with kicks and punches. The crowd, accusing the police of shielding the accused, began obstructing government work.

It is alleged that Suraj Prajapati and Rajwati Batham threw stones and broke the glass on both rear sides of the government vehicle. Karare was injured in the right eye and right wrist by a piece of glass.

Karare identified Suraj Prajapati, a resident of Babu Quarter Road, and Mohan Batham, Rajwati Batham and Lala Batham, residents of Karaundi.

Constable Deepak Rana, Head Constable Deepchand, Constable Pushpendra Rawat and Constable Hariom Yadav intervened and rescued Karare from the crowd. The crowd then fled the spot. Police have registered an FIR against 12 to 15 people in the case.