Police raid wedding in Katni, lathi-charge guests:Procession delay led to clash; families allege assault on women and children

Police from Kuthla station allegedly stormed a wedding house in the Indira Nagar area late Monday night and began lathi-charging guests and family members in Katni. Around 2:30 am, they took the groom, the bride, and her brother to the police station. The family claims they were released only after repeated pleas at around 4 am, after which the wedding rituals resumed. According to relatives, the assault left at least 14 people injured, including women and children. The bride’s brother, Akash Chaudhary, and the groom’s uncle reportedly suffered fractures, while others sustained serious head injuries. The victims approached the SP office during a public hearing on Tuesday and lodged a complaint. Following this, ASP Abhinav Vishwakarma ordered the line attachment of SI Siddharth Rai and SI Saurabh Soni. Videos of the incident have surfaced on social media. In one clip, police personnel are seen beating wedding guests with batons, while some people are seen throwing chairs in retaliation. Another video shows police making several individuals, including the bride and groom, sit in a vehicle. During the chaos, a water pot was thrown, hitting a constable on the head. See, 5 pictures Wedding procession was delayed due to the groom’s vehicle breaking down According to information, the wedding procession of Sitaram Barman’s family, residents of Amdara village in Maihar district, was coming to Indira Nagar in Katni. The vehicle in which the groom was seated broke down on the way. Due to this, the procession was delayed by about two hours. When the procession was about 50 meters away from the bride’s house at around 1:30 AM at night, police from Kuthla police station arrived at the spot. It is alleged that the police started pushing the wedding party members without any conversation. When the wedding party protested, the dispute escalated. After this, the police left the spot. Allegations of beating women and children with sticks After some time, the same police personnel arrived at the bride’s house with additional force and carried out a lathi-charge. The victim’s side stated that the police entered the house and assaulted people. During this, women and children who came to intervene were beaten with sticks and batons. This resulted in fractures to the hands of several people, including the bride’s brother, Akash Chaudhary, and the groom’s uncle. Some people also sustained serious head injuries. These people were injured in the police beating Police said that Intoxicated wedding guests pelted stones CSP Neha Pachisiya says that there was a dispute between both parties over the wedding procession arriving late. After which, Dial 112 was called. Many people present at the spot were intoxicated. Police were trying to pacify them, when wedding guests pelted stones at the police personnel. Senior officers were informed about the incident, who gave instructions to find and take action against the culprits. When the police reached there, people present at the wedding venue pelted stones, hurled abuses, and assaulted the police. 4-5 police personnel were injured. Currently, the matter is being investigated.