Archive · 4 Sep 2026
MP Police PHQ Scam Leaves Questions Over 29 Personnel
A medical-bill fraud case was discovered at the police headquarters in 2025.
Officials say 42 police personnel may have been involved.
Each person allegedly took between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 25 lakh.
Some suspects were promoted before the administration knew about the alleged wrongdoing.
After a review, a committee demoted 13 people.
These personnel can still work in their earlier positions.
Officials have not explained publicly what happened to the other 29 suspects.
Some police officials are asking why those people still hold their posts.
The police headquarters has not disclosed the total amount involved.
A medical bill scam surfaced in the Madhya Pradesh Police Headquarters accounts section in 2025.
As many as 42 personnel were allegedly involved, with each allegedly withdrawing between Rs 10 lakh and Rs 25 lakh.
A review departmental promotion committee demoted 13 personnel ranked from assistant sub-inspector to sub-inspector.
Officials said some suspects had received promotions before the administration became aware of the alleged wrongdoing.
Questions remain over why the other 29 personnel were not demoted and continue holding their posts or charges.
- Who
- As many as 42 personnel posted in different wings of the police headquarters were allegedly involved; 13 were demoted after a review.
- What
- A medical bill scam led to a review of promotions and the demotion of 13 personnel.
- When
- The scam surfaced in 2025; the demotions followed a later review of promotions during the government’s recent promotion drive.
- Where
- The alleged scam surfaced in the accounts section of the Police Headquarters in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The review found that some personnel had allegedly hidden wrongdoing from the administration before receiving promotions.
Questions Raised by Officials
Police Headquarters’ Stated Position
Why only 13 demotions?
Questions Raised by Officials
Officials posted at the headquarters questioned why only 13 of the 42 alleged suspects had been demoted and what action had been taken against the remaining 29.
Police Headquarters’ Stated Position
The administration said a review departmental promotion committee found that 13 personnel should be demoted after the alleged wrongdoing came to light; no public explanation for the remaining 29 was provided.
Promotions before disciplinary action
Questions Raised by Officials
Critics said the alleged suspects were promoted even though a circular stated that personnel facing punishment or having payments due should be excluded from promotion.
Police Headquarters’ Stated Position
Special Director General Adarsh Katiyar said the promotions were granted after a departmental promotion committee meeting, while officials said some wrongdoing had been hidden from the administration at that time.
Continued postings and charges
Questions Raised by Officials
Questioning officials said allowing allegedly tainted personnel to continue holding the same charges could damage discipline and encourage administrative disorder.
Police Headquarters’ Stated Position
The report said the 13 demoted personnel remain capable of holding their earlier positions and the charge of those posts; the headquarters has not publicly detailed the status of all other suspects.
- Alleged personnel involved
- 42
- Personnel demoted
- 13
- Ranks affected
- Assistant sub-inspector to sub-inspector
- Alleged withdrawal per person
- Rs 10 lakh to Rs 25 lakh
- Location
- Accounts section, Police Headquarters, Bhopal
- Scam surfaced
- 2025
- Action status
- Officials have not disclosed the total alleged amount and say action is being taken silently.