Bhopal: A police station in-charge sustained severe injuries after being attacked with an axe and sickles on Monday while attempting to clear a road blockade in Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district.
Attack During Protest
Indraj Singh, the in-charge of Kamarji police station, suffered serious head injuries and required 12 stitches following an assault by a group during a protest over an encroachment dispute in Patpara village.
According to police, tensions had been escalating in the village for some time over alleged encroachment on a government access road. Residents had previously submitted complaints to local authorities demanding action.
Road Blockade and Intervention
Frustrated by the delay, villagers staged a road blockade around noon on Monday, disrupting traffic. Upon receiving the alert, TI Indraj Singh arrived at the scene with a police team and attempted to persuade the protesters to disperse. During the intervention, some members of the crowd allegedly attacked him with sharp-edged weapons.
The officer collapsed after sustaining serious head injuries. His colleagues rescued him from the crowd and rushed him to the district hospital in Sidhi, where he remains under treatment. Senior officials, including Churhat SDM Vikas Kumar Anand and police teams from five stations, later reached the village and brought the situation under control.
Police Response
“The officer’s condition is stable. He is under observation at the hospital. We have identified seven accused and registered a case. A few have been detained, and a search is on for the rest,” Sidhi SP Santosh Kori told TOI.
Police said raids are underway to arrest the remaining accused, and further investigation is in progress.
