Madhya Pradesh

Amid heavy rains in many parts of Madhya Pradesh, schools are being closed in the low lying regions, including state capital Bhopal. On August 22, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) also issued a red alert and predicted heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall with extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places of MP. Moreover, due to the rain situation, people of the state are suffering from water logging situations, with traffic issues.

A crocodile strayed into a residential community in Madhya Pradesh's Shivpuri district during heavy rain and was captured following an hour-long operation on August 14. The reptile was discovered in an early morning colony near the old bus terminal, and authorities were notified. A rescue crew from Madhav National Park was… read-more

In Madhya Pradesh, police arrested Mahamandaleshwar Niranjani Akhada and Spiritual Guru Vairagyanand Giri Maharaj popular as Mirchi Baba on rape charges. On August 9, police informed that Mirchi Baba was arrested in a joint operation by Bhopal Police and Gwalior Crime Branch, from a hotel, after an elderly woman filed an FIR against him. As per the victim, Baba allegedly raped her by feeding her intoxicating food items.

In Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) conducted raids at the residence of a senior clerk at the Education Department on August 3. As per the officials, the EOW seized a large amount of gold, cash and property-related documents from his possession. The raid has come after EOW recived constant complaints about one Hero Keswani, senior clerk of in the Medical Education Department, in a disproportionate assets case.

Out on bail in rape charges in a 2020 rape case, a man allegedly raped the same victim (19) again with the point of a knife. On August 3, the Madhya Pradesh Police confirmed the arrest and said the man who was released recently went to the victim's house in Jabalpur district, raped and threatened her to withdraw the complaint. The victim registered a complaint and search is underway.