MP man dies near grocery shop, kin allege beaten by police for violating lockdown

Sanjay said the people ran at the sight of police who came in vehicles. He said he sustained injuries in his leg but did not see how his father-in-law being beaten because he was running away. However, some other villagers claimed they saw two police officials, including a sub-divisional police officer and an inspector, beat up the old man.

Citing the postmortem report, Superintendent of police, Dhar, Aditya Pratap Singh said the man died of heart attack. He said locals had opened some grocery shops despite administration imposing a lockdown, adding that when the police vehicles reached people panicked and tried to run away.

He said the deceased ran away but returned later to collect a bag he had left behind and collapsed. He denied the allegation that the police beat him. Singh said the locals gave statements to the police that he was not beaten up and shared with this paper videos of eyewitnesses in support.

Meanwhile, Madhuri of Jagrut Adivasi Dalit Sangathan has demanded a second postmortem by a medical board. She accused the police of beating up the man and suppressing information.

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