5 days ago
Driver Allegedly Runs Over Guard After Township Entry Dispute
A security guard named Dharmendra Malviya was working near a township gate in Indore.
Police say a man named Raja Kumawat argued with him about entering the township and parking there.
The argument reportedly became physical when the guard was slapped.
Kumawat then left but allegedly came back in his car.
Police and witnesses say he drove into the guard and the guard’s wife, Jyoti.
Dharmendra was taken to the hospital but died from his injuries.
Jyoti was badly hurt and is still receiving treatment.
Police are looking for the two people accused in the case and checking camera recordings.
Security guard Dharmendra Malviya died after a car allegedly struck him outside La Exotica township in Indore.
Police said the dispute began when Raja Kumawat was stopped from entering or parking near the township gate.
Witnesses alleged Kumawat returned after initially leaving and ran over Malviya and his wife, Jyoti.
Jyoti Malviya was seriously injured and remains under treatment at MY Hospital.
Police registered a murder case against Kumawat and his female companion and formed three teams to arrest them.
- Who
- Security guard Dharmendra Malviya was killed, and his wife Jyoti Malviya was injured; police named Raja Kumawat and a female companion as suspects.
- What
- A car allegedly struck the couple after an argument over entry to and parking near a township gate.
- Where
- Outside La Exotica township near the Bypass in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, within the Lasudia police area.
- When
- Wednesday night, between about 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m.
- Why
- The dispute reportedly began after the guard stopped the vehicle from entering the mostly vacant township and asked it not to park in front of the gate.
Key facts
- Deceased
- Dharmendra Malviya, a 35-year-old security guard from Dewas
- Injured
- Jyoti Malviya, Dharmendra’s wife
- Location
- La Exotica township near the Bypass, Indore
- Time
- Between 9:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Wednesday
- Police case
- Murder case registered against Raja Kumawat and his female companion
- Investigation
- Three police teams were formed, and CCTV footage is being reviewed
- Hospital
- MY Hospital, where both victims were taken; Dharmendra later died










