In Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh, maternal uncle’s sons crushed a BJP leader riding a bike with a Scorpio and killed him. The accused reversed and ran the car over him again. After the murder, they fled from the spot. A woman fainted after witnessing the incident. The murder took place on the Damoh-Sagar road. The fleeing accused were captured on CCTV camera. Their vehicle was found about 100 meters away from the crime scene. According to information, the deceased was identified as Devendra Thakur (45), a resident of Bansa. He was a former BJP mandal president. Police have arrested 2 accused in the murder case, while one is absconding. Police made the disclosure on Wednesday evening. See, three pictures… Murder while returning from Lakshman Kuti Temple Police said that Devendra Thakur used to visit Laxman Kuti temple for darshan every Tuesday. On Tuesday too, he had reached the temple on his bike. While returning to the village in the evening, the accused followed him. During this time, Devendra reached in front of the main gate of the government nursery. A Scorpio coming from behind hit his bike with great force. As soon as the collision occurred, he fell on the road and was seriously injured. After this, the accused reversed the Scorpio and ran over him again. Woman fainted after witnessing the murder The incident was witnessed by several people present on the roadside. A shopkeeper selling sugarcane juice and a woman selling fruits became eyewitnesses. The incident was so horrific that the woman fainted in shock. Meanwhile, some passersby from Gwalior informed the police about the incident. As soon as the information was received, the police team reached the spot. The body was taken into custody and sent for post-mortem. An FIR was registered after questioning people in the vicinity. The search for the accused was started based on CCTV footage. Dispute over dominance had been going on for a long time SP Anand Kaladagi said that there had been a long-standing dispute between Devendra Thakur and his maternal uncle Durgesh Rajput over dominance in the area. The animosity had been growing since 2020. Durgesh Rajput’s sons suspected that Devendra Thakur was supporting their opponents. This dispute later took a violent turn. The accused had planned to eliminate Devendra Thakur and conspired to murder him. SP Kaladagi said that the murder was committed on Tuesday evening around 4 o’clock. Vaibhav Rajput was driving the Scorpio. Vishal was sitting next to him while Abhishek Rajput was in the back seat. The Scorpio belongs to Vaibhav’s father Durgesh Rajput. He informed that Vaibhav and Vishal Rajput have been arrested from Nohta. The search for Abhishek is ongoing. CCTV footage of the incident has not been found. If the role of other people comes to light during the investigation, they will also be made accused. Police patrolling to be increased in sensitive area The SP informed that the Bansa area has been considered sensitive for some time. Instructions have been given to increase police patrolling in the area. Surveillance of people with old disputes and mutual enmity will also be increased, so that such incidents can be prevented in the future. Devendra Thakur had played an active role in BJP Devendra Thakur had been the Bansa Mandal President during the 2021 Assembly by-election. In the family, he was the middle of three brothers. Elder brother Jitendra Singh is a lawyer, while younger brother Trivendra Singh is a farmer. The police have registered a case against the accused under murder and other serious sections. Post navigation Insurance scam targeting poor people exposed in MP:Agents issue policies worth ₹16 Cr in the names of dying or dead persons Fake ‘miracle business’ will collapse:Anti-superstition crusader blasts Dhirendra Shastri; dham chief hits back – ‘come to darbar’
