Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Indore Cops Suspended After BJP Workers Allege Police Assault
A disagreement in Indore led Jaideep Dubey and Pankaj Choubey to a police station.
They said police officers assaulted them there.
Dubey's wife, Ranu, also accused the station in-charge of pushing and touching her inappropriately.
Reports give different explanations for the first dispute: one mentions a scooter rider and sudden braking, while another says it involved neighbours.
BJP workers and supporters of local MLA Golu Shukla gathered at the station to demand action.
One report says more than 400 people attended.
Reports also disagree about how many officers were suspended: six or seven.
Police said an inquiry was underway to establish what happened.
BJP worker Jaideep Dubey and Pankaj Choubey alleged police assaulted them at Aerodrome Police Station.
Reports differ on the disciplinary action: one says seven personnel were suspended, while another says six.
Dubey said the dispute began after a scooter rider confronted him over sudden braking; another account describes a dispute with neighbours.
Dubey's wife, Ranu, accused the station in-charge of pushing and inappropriately touching her.
BJP workers and supporters of MLA Golu Shukla protested at the station; police said an inquiry was underway.
- Who
- BJP worker Jaideep Dubey, Pankaj Choubey, and police personnel at Aerodrome Police Station; BJP workers and supporters of MLA Golu Shukla also protested.
- What
- Dubey and Choubey alleged police assaulted them; reports say six or seven personnel were suspended.
- When
- Friday night into Saturday morning.
- Where
- Aerodrome Police Station, Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The accounts differ on the initial dispute: one cites a scooter rider and sudden braking, while another describes a dispute with neighbours.
Complainants' allegations
Police account and inquiry
Alleged conduct at the station
Complainants' allegations
Dubey and Choubey alleged police assaulted them; Ranu accused the station in-charge of pushing and inappropriately touching her.
Police account and inquiry
Police accounts cited a delay in registering an FIR while medical examination was pending; a departmental inquiry was underway to establish what happened.
How the dispute began
Complainants' allegations
One report says a scooter rider confronted Dubey over sudden braking; Dubey also said the rider mistreated his family.
Police account and inquiry
Another report describes Dubey's initial dispute as one with neighbours, without specifying the issue.
Number of personnel suspended
Complainants' allegations
One report states seven police personnel, including the station in-charge, were suspended.
Police account and inquiry
A separate report states six personnel, including the station in-charge and a sub-inspector, were suspended.
- People alleging assault
- Jaideep Dubey and Pankaj Choubey
- Location
- Aerodrome Police Station, Indore
- Protesters
- BJP workers and supporters of MLA Golu Shukla
- Protest size
- One report said more than 400 supporters gathered
- Suspensions
- Reports differ: one says seven police personnel; another says six
- Inquiry
- A departmental inquiry was underway; one report said it was handed to the Malharganj ACP
- Police account
- Additional DCP Rajesh Dandotiya attributed the dispute to a delay in registering an FIR pending medical examination
