fraud case accused escapes, cop suspended
Indore: A head constable was on Tuesday suspended for dereliction of duty after an accused, who was in police custody in connection with a fraud case, escaped from a police station. The accused, identified as Ritesh Maratha (30), was being held in the Palasia police station lock-up after he was arrested on July 24, said SP (East), OP Tripathi. In the morning on Monday, Maratha said he was feeling sick and wanted to vomit, following which the guard on duty brought him out of the lock-up. But as he was being escorted back to the cell, Maratha allegedly pushed the policeman and ran out of the police station and escaped, Tripathi said, adding that head constable Vijay Singh was suspended with immediate effect for alleged negligence. The matter has been handed to Sanyogitaganj's City Superintendent of Police (CSP) for a detailed probe and a search has been launched to nab the accused. Maratha and his associate allegedly duped bank customers to the tune of Rs20 lakh by withdrawing money from their accounts through fraudulent means.
33% women reservation in police force
Bhopal: BJP Mahila Morcha State president lata Wankhade has said that women in State and country are getting reservation in police force. In a statement issued here, she further said that the Ministry of Woman and Child Development has started Samadhan Kendra in all the districts of the country to keep a check on the crimes against women and provide relief to them. “With the increased women’s participation in police force the confidence of women in the society will also increase. This will also change the mentality of the society that men only males could become police officers,” she said, adding that apart from the establishment of women police stations in Madhya Pradesh, women desk has also been stated in police stations. Women Battalion has been introduced in police force. She further said that the Central Government has decided to give 33 per cent reservation to women in the police force in all the Union Territories of the country.
polling for sarpanch selection concludes
Bhopal: For the first time, EVMs were used in election of sarpanchas in the State on July 28. As many as 25 sarpanchs in 15 districts were elected during Panchayat By-elections-2014 (First Half). Polling percentage was about 65. State Election Commissioner R Parasuram has congratulated concerning district election officers and other officers and employees for successful use of EVMs in Panchayat elections. Secretary State Election Commission GP Shrivastava informed that one sarpanch each was elected through EVMs in Shivpuri, Datia, Ujjain, Neemuch, Mandsaur, Dewas, Rajgarh, Katni and Narsinghpur districts, 2 each in Shahdol, Dhar and Barwani district, 4 in Panna district and 3 each in Chhindwara and Mandla districts. Officers from Bhopal were sent by the commission to observe electoral process in various districts. Meanwhile, 24 sarpanchas in 16 districts were elected unopposed in by-elections. No nominations were received for 11 sarpanchas posts in 7 districts. By-elections were to be held for 60 posts.