Six police personnel suspended in MP's Guna incident

Jul 16, 2020

Guna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 16 : Six police personnel suspended on Thursday in connection over the incident involving a couple who consumed poison allegedly after they were manhandled by police during an anti-encroachment drive in Guna.
In an order issued by Superintendent of Police in-charge read that Superintendent of Police, Collector and Gwalior Inspector General were also suspended after the incident.
A magisterial inquiry has also been ordered to probe into the incident, said District Collector S Vishwanathan.
The investigation report has to be submitted within 30 days, he said.

The couple consumed poison allegedly after they were manhandled by police during anti-encroachment drive, Tehsildar N Singh said.
The incident took place on Tuesday when the police tried to remove people who had encroached land allotted for college in the district.