Clinic operator beaten to death with sticks in Shivpuri:Family blocks road, FIR filed against 30 people

A 40-year-old clinic operator, Prabhan Singh Lodhi, was allegedly beaten to death in Bhayawan village of Shivpuri district following an old dispute involving a woman. The incident triggered protests by the victim’s family, who staged a road blockade outside the Bhaunti police station on the Pichhore–Shivpuri route. Police have registered an FIR against 30 people, including 15 named accused. Wife says, ‘Attackers stormed house during dinner’ According to the victim’s wife, Meena Lodhi, Prabhan Singh was eating dinner at home on Tuesday evening when a group of people entered the house while hurling abuses. She alleged that the attackers forcibly dragged him outside and assaulted him with sticks, batons, and stones. When she, Prabhan’s brother Kriparam Lodhi, and son-in-law Sachin Lodhi tried to intervene, they too were allegedly attacked. Believing Prabhan to be dead or critically injured, the assailants fled the scene. Family members rushed him to Pichhore Hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Family stage protest and blocks road after the incident Police link incident to dispute involving a woman According to Pichhore SDOP Prashant Sharma, the case is linked to a dispute involving a woman and an alleged romantic relationship. Police said the woman had married in Orchha in April this year but was unwilling to move to her matrimonial home. On June 15, she was allegedly assaulted by members of her own family and later filed a complaint at the police station against her father and one of her brothers. Officials said the woman had expressed a desire to go with Prabhan Lodhi, a move opposed by her relatives. As tensions escalated, police intervened and shifted her to a One Stop Centre, further deepening the conflict between the two sides. Earlier police complaints preceded fatal assault On the morning of June 16, Prabhan Lodhi’s wife and two daughters visited Bhaunti police station seeking registration of a case under molestation-related provisions. Meanwhile, members of the woman’s family also reached the police station and accused Prabhan of threatening them with a country-made firearm. The dispute reportedly continued at the police station until around 3 p.m., after which officers counselled both sides and sent them back to the village. About an hour later, at around 4 p.m., Prabhan was allegedly attacked and fatally beaten. Family stages road blockade demanding arrests After news of the death spread, enraged family members and villagers gathered outside Bhaunti police station, demanding the immediate arrest of all those involved. They blocked the Pichhore–Shivpuri main road, causing major traffic disruption. The protest ended after police officials assured them that strict action would be taken. FIR registered against 30 accused According to SDOP Prashant Sharma, police have registered a case against 30 people, including 15 named accused: Ramniwas Pal, Devendra Pal, Raju Pal, Balveer Pal, Sudama Pal, Parmeshwardas Pal, Mijaji Pal, Keshpal, Pradeep Pal, Dinesh Pal, Angad Lodhi, Anil Lodhi, Pushpendra Pal, Shaitan Pal, and Mohar Singh Pal, along with 15 unidentified individuals. Police said further investigation into the case is underway.