Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, Jun 29 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a notification to set up a women police station each in all districts of the state to curb crime against women and ensure speedy justice in such cases, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said on Tuesday.

While 10 districts of the state already have such police stations, now a gazette notification has been issued to start the facility in the remaining 42 districts, the minister told reporters.

Tikamgarh (MP), Jun 27 (PTI) Three men were arrested for allegedly killing an 18-year-old girl after she resisted their rape bid, police in Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh said on Sunday.

Accused Nilesh, Anil and Ramkishan Lodhi, all in the 20-25 years age group, lived close to the victim, who was found dead on June 21, Jatera police station in charge Bajnath Sharma said.

Ujjain, Jun 23 (PTI) In a bid to achieve the target of 100 per cent vaccination against COVID-19, the Ujjain district administration in Madhya Pradesh has issued an order saying government employees will not get their salaries from next month if they are not inoculated.

District Collector Ashish Singh issued an order to this effect on Tuesday.

The order said salaries of government employees will not be disbursed, if they fail to get vaccinated till July 31.

Gwalior, Jun 21 (PTI) Authorities in Madhya Pradesh on Monday suspended 14 police personnel of two districts for lapse in the security of BJP Rajya Sabha MP Jyotiraditya Scindia during his visit to the state, a senior official said.

The lapse in Scindia's security occurred on Sunday night when he was on his way to Gwalior after arriving from Delhi.

Gwalior Superintendent of Police Amit Sanghi told PTI that 14 police personnel - nine of Morena and five of Gwalior district - have been suspended for negligence in handling Scindia's security.

Indore (MP), Jun 19 (PTI) The body of an alleged suicide victim was found to have been nibbled by rats at the morgue of the Indore district hospital, his relative alleged on Saturday.

A senior official said rodents had bitten the man's cheeks and a show-cause notice will be issued to the pest control agency hired by the hospital.

My uncle Krishnakant Panchal's body was sent for autopsy to the district hospital on Friday evening," said Rahul Panchal, his nephew.

Jabalpur, Jun 16 (PTI) The Madhya Pradesh High Court issued an interim direction to the state government to immediately survey all districts to find out the places where the procured food grains are lying in the open and take steps to protect them from rains.

Indore, Jun 12 (PTI) A map of 'Akhand Bharat' (undivided India) installed by the Indore civic body on a busy road has created controversy, with the opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh asking whether it was in line with India's foreign policy.

The mural-like installation at Footi Kothi Crossing was put up by the civic traffic department two years ago, an official said. It covers the entire subcontinent including Pakistan and Bangladesh, and shows topographical features but not the existing national boundaries.

Ujjain (MP), Jun 10 (PTI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Ratlam district president Samrath Chouhan (42), who was missing from his home, was found dead under suspicious circumstances near here on Thursday, a police official said.

His body was found in a dried drain near Bhatpachlana village in Ujjain district, which borders Ratlam, he said.

"Chouhan was last seen on Wednesday night and his body was found in a drain after his family members complained that he was missing," Bhatpachlana police station in-charge Sanjay Verma told PTI.

Ujjain (MP), Jun 1 (PTI) Ujjain BJP MP Anil Firojiya, accompanied by Madhya Pradesh higher education minister Mohan Yadav, on Tuesday paid a fine of Rs 250 after realising that he was not wearing a helmet while riding a motorcycle.

Earlier in the day, Yadav and Firojiya visited a local agriculture market on a motorcycle appealing to people to follow COVID-19 protocols during the unlocking of the "corona curfew".

Sehore (MP), Jun 1 (PTI) A 21-year-old woman was allegedly killed on a moving express train by assailants who slit her throat after an attempt of sexual assault in Sehore in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday night, police said.

The incident took place in Indore-Bilaspur train around 2 km before Sehore railway station and the victim identified as Muskan Hada died before the train arrived at the station, Sehore district's Superintendent of Police S S Chouhan told reporters.