Chhatarpur:

Three minors suspected of being pickpockets and thieves were tied and paraded in Harpalpur in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur district on Sunday, a police official said.

A video of the minors’ ordeal went viral on social media, after which police began a probe, the official added.

In the video, the three minors can be seen tied together with a rope and being marched, while a crowd follows the trio.

The incident is of Old Galla Mandi, some 55 kilometres from the district headquarters.

“On the complaint of one Dharmendra Rajput, a case of theft was registered against the three minors. The viral video showing them tied and paraded is also being probed,” Harpalpur police station in charge Pushpak Sharma said.

According to residents, the area was witnessing pickpocketing and thefts, including that of mobile phones, recently.

These residents claimed the three minors were caught this morning, tied and paraded to the police station.

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Chhatarpur:

A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader who unsuccessfully contested the 2023 Assembly polls was shot dead in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur city on Monday night, police said.

Mahendra Gupta was shot in the head near a marriage garden on Sagar Road, Superintendent of Police Amit Sanghi said.

“Mr Gupta died on the spot. The accused fled from the scene of crime,” the SP said.

A resident of Ishanagar town, Mr Gupta had contested the 2023 Assembly polls from Bijawar seat on a BSP ticket and secured third place after garnering 10,400 votes.

Mr Gupta’s private security guard Abdul Mansoori said he was shot by a motorcycle-borne man.

The accused fled by the time he could load his rifle to retaliate, Mr Mansoori said, adding he had seen the attacker and could identify him.

The BSP leader had come to Chhatarpur to attend a marriage ceremony when the incident occurred.

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