ASI Killed in Mob Attack: MP Government Transfers SP, Collector of Mauganj

ASI Killed in Mob Attack: The Madhya Pradesh government has transferred the Superintendent of Police (SP) and the Collector of Mauganj district, days after a violent mob attack led to the death of a police assistant sub-inspector (ASI).

On March 15, a group of tribals allegedly abducted and killed a man, and then attacked a police team that attempted to rescue him, resulting in the death of ASI Ramcharan Gautam at Gadra village, some 25 km from the district headquarters.

As per one order, the state’s home department has transferred Mauganj SP Rasna Thakur. She has been appointed as assistant inspector general at the police headquarters in Bhopal.

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Ajay Shrivastava, a 2013-batch IAS officer who was serving as Mauganj District Collector, has been transferred to the state secretariat as Deputy Secretary in the Public Assets Management Department.

Sanjay Kumar Jain, a 2015-batch IAS officer and former Deputy Secretary in the same department, has been appointed as the new Mauganj Collector.

Similarly, Superintendent of Police Rasna Thakur has been replaced by Dilip Kumar Soni as the new SP of Mauganj. Rasna Thakur has been shifted to police headquarters in Bhopal as Assistant Inspector General of Police.

The violence in Gadra village unfolded when members of the Kol tribe abducted one Sunny Dwivedi, accusing him of being responsible for the death of a tribal man, Ashok Kumar, several months ago. Police records indicate that Kumar had died in a road accident, but the Kol tribe believed Dwivedi was involved.

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When the police were alerted about Dwivedi's abduction, a team led by Shahpur Police Station House Officer Sandeep Bhartiya was dispatched to Gadra village, officials had said earlier.

However, by the time they arrived, Dwivedi had already been beaten to death. As police attempted to intervene and open the room where Dwivedi was held, they were attacked by tribals armed with sticks and stones.

In the ensuing chaos, ASI Ramcharan Gautam, part of the Special Armed Force, sustained severe injuries and later succumbed during treatment, an official said earlier.

Other officials were also injured and immediately rushed to local hospitals. Following the attack, police had to fire shots in the air to disperse the mob and secure the safety of their personnel.

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