Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Bhopal Police Report 32 Externment Violations Since January
Some criminals in Bhopal were ordered to leave the district.
They are also supposed to stay away for a certain amount of time.
Police say some of them secretly came back or hid in the city.
Since January, police have recorded 32 violations of these orders.
One man allegedly opened fire in Kajlikheda.
Another allegedly attacked people and damaged vehicles at an apartment.
Police officials said they are trying to find and arrest people who break the orders.
Some police officers were punished for allegedly failing to act quickly in two cases.
Police registered 32 cases involving violations of externment orders in Bhopal since January.
Externed criminals allegedly evaded orders by hiding, changing their appearances or secretly returning home.
Jitu Yadav allegedly opened fire in Kajlikheda while under an externment order.
Yaseen Malik was arrested after allegedly assaulting people and vandalising vehicles in Koh-e-Fiza.
Police recently arrested externed criminals including Shamim Khan, Sabir and Sohail alias Bachha.
- Who
- Externed criminals in Bhopal and the city police investigating them.
- What
- Police reported 32 violations of externment orders since January, including alleged crimes by some offenders who returned to the district.
- When
- Since January; several incidents were reported recently, including one in May.
- Where
- Bhopal, including Kajlikheda, Koh-e-Fiza, Mangalwara, Tila Jamalpura, Shahjahanabad and Gandhinagar.
- Why
- The offenders allegedly returned to or remained in Bhopal despite orders requiring them to leave the district and stay outside its limits.
- Reported violations
- 32 cases since January
- Externment requirement
- Offenders must leave the district and remain outside its limits for the specified period.
- Kajlikheda incident
- Jitu Yadav allegedly opened fire while externed from Kolar police station.
- Koh-e-Fiza incident
- Yaseen Malik allegedly assaulted people and vandalised vehicles in May.
- Recent arrests
- Shahjahanabad police arrested Shamim Khan alias Faqeer and Sabir alias Sabbi.
- Gandhinagar arrest
- Police arrested Sohail alias Bachha at a dhaba around two months ago.
- Police disciplinary action
- Station in-charges were suspended or attached to the police lines after alleged negligence in two cases.