In a shocking incident, two women, protesting against road construction, were partially buried when gravel (murrum) was tipped over them from a truck in Madhya Pradesh's Rewa district, police said on Sunday. One of the three accused has been arrested one of the three accused in the case. Police have called the fallout of a family dispute. The incident took place at Hinota Jorot village under Mangawa police station on Saturday. The driver of the dumper off-loaded the gravel on them and later villagers pulled them out.
A video of the incident that surfaced on social media showed two women sitting behind a truck laden with gravel (murrum), which it off-loads on them. As the Opposition Congress targeted the BJP-ruled state government, raising questions over the law and order situation in MP after the incident, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said women's safety has been a top priority of his government.
Additional Superintendent of Police Vivek Lal said the women, Mamta Pandey and Asha Pandey, were protesting against the construction of a road and got partially buried under the reddish clayey material. The police are investigating the matter, and action will be taken based on evidence, he said. ADG (Law and Order) Jaideep Prasad said that the incident resulted due to a family dispute.
Complainant Asha Pandey said the dispute was related to a piece of co-owned land with her relative Gokaran Pandey and she along with her sister-in-law protested when a road was being constructed on that land. Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivek Singh said that the dumper truck has been seized.
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A case was registered against three persons and one of them was arrested. A search for the other two is underway, he added. After Congress leaders demanded a thorough probe into the incident, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said the security of citizens, especially women, has been a high priority of the state government.
(With inputs from PTI)
