Madhya Pradesh woman turns aarti into ‘art-i-cle’ of protest at police station

A woman in Rewa, Madhya Pradesh, recently made headlines with a bold and unusual protest at the local police station. Frustrated by the police’s alleged inaction in a theft case, she took matters into her own hands, quite literally.

Instead of simply voicing her frustration, she and her family decided to perform an ‘aarti’ ceremony for the officer-in-charge at the Kotwali police station. This act, captured on video and shared widely on social media, was a stark display of her dissatisfaction with the police’s handling of the situation.

The incident unfolded after the police allegedly failed to file a First Information Report (FIR) despite a month-long investigation into the theft. Despite nearly a month passing, progress had yet to be made, and the woman felt that the authorities needed to take her case seriously.