Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Five Indore Police Personnel Removed After Station Altercation
A man said he and his wife were assaulted after a dispute on the road in Indore.
He went to a police station to report it.
Police sent him to a hospital for an examination and said officers were checking CCTV footage.
When he returned, an argument broke out about how quickly police were acting.
The man alleged that officers dragged him and his brother-in-law and threw them down.
Supporters of BJP MLA Golu Shukla gathered outside and demanded action.
Police removed five personnel from the station while an inquiry is underway.
One suspect in the original assault case was arrested.
Supporters of BJP MLA Golu Shukla gathered at Aerodrome police station after a complaint about an alleged road-rage assault.
The complainant alleged police personnel dragged him and his brother-in-law inside the station and threw them to the floor.
Police said the complainant had been sent for a medical examination and officers were checking CCTV footage before the argument.
Five personnel, including station in-charge Vedendra Singh Kushwaha, were removed from the station pending a departmental inquiry.
Police registered a case under Sections 74, 115(2), 296 and 351; one suspect was arrested.
- Who
- A complainant, his brother-in-law, supporters of BJP MLA Golu Shukla, and personnel at Aerodrome police station.
- What
- A dispute over an assault complaint escalated into an altercation at the police station; five personnel were removed pending an inquiry.
- When
- Late Friday night; officials clarified the personnel removals on Saturday.
- Where
- Aerodrome police station in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The complainant and MLA's supporters alleged delays in police action on a road-rage assault complaint.
Complainant and supporters
Police account and response
Handling of the complaint
Complainant and supporters
The complainant and supporters alleged that police delayed action on the assault complaint.
Police account and response
Police said the complainant was sent for a medical examination and a team was sent to check CCTV footage.
Conduct inside the station
Complainant and supporters
The complainant alleged that police personnel dragged him and his brother-in-law inside and threw them to the floor.
Police account and response
Police removed five personnel from the station and ordered a departmental inquiry; the account does not provide a separate response from the personnel involved.
- Police personnel removed
- Five, including station in-charge Vedendra Singh Kushwaha.
- Initial reported number
- Early reports said seven personnel had been suspended; senior officials later clarified that five were removed from the station, with further action pending inquiry.
- Complaint
- The complainant said Balakdas Jatwa and an accomplice assaulted him and his wife after a road-rage dispute.
- Police response before the station argument
- Police sent the complainant for a medico-legal examination and dispatched a team to examine CCTV footage.
- Inquiry
- Assistant Commissioner of Police Ashok Singh Jadoun was directed to investigate the incident.
- Case and arrest
- A case was registered under Sections 74, 115(2), 296 and 351; one suspect was arrested.
- New station charge
- Sub-inspector Sanjay Vaishnav was assigned charge of the police station.