Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Madhya Pradesh Official Suspended After Elderly Man Carries Him
A government worker in Madhya Pradesh needed to cross a drain filled with water.
An elderly man carried him across on his back.
Someone recorded the incident and the video later spread online.
The official was reportedly in the village for government work.
The video showed him trying to keep his shoes dry.
Many people criticized how he treated the elderly resident.
The local administration suspended the official.
Another senior officer will investigate what happened.
Patwari Nilesh Namdev was suspended after a video showed him riding on an elderly man’s back.
The incident occurred while Namdev was crossing a water-filled drain in Mata village, Sidhi district.
The official had reportedly visited the village for a departmental survey.
The elderly man was identified as Lalwa Kevat.
Sidhi SDM Priya Pathak ordered the suspension, while Additional Collector BP Pandey will conduct an inquiry.
- Who
- Patwari Nilesh Namdev, an official in Madhya Pradesh’s revenue department, and elderly resident Lalwa Kevat were involved.
- What
- Namdev was filmed riding on Kevat’s back to cross a water-filled drain and was later suspended.
- When
- The incident reportedly occurred during winter, while the video surfaced months later.
- Where
- Mata village in Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Namdev was reportedly in the village for an official survey and used the elderly man’s help to cross the drain.
- Official suspended
- Patwari Nilesh Namdev
- District
- Sidhi
- Village
- Mata
- Elderly resident
- Lalwa Kevat
- Suspending authority
- Sidhi SDM Priya Pathak
- Inquiry officer
- Additional Collector BP Pandey
- Trigger
- A video circulated on social media