No arrests yet in Datia ASI suicide case
The four were named by ASI Pramod Pawan in a video recorded shortly before his death on July 22. They face charges of abetment to suicide and offences under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.
"Investigation is going on, arrests are yet to be made," the additional SP Datia, Sunil Shivhare, told TOI.
Those named in the FIR, include Godan police station incharge Arvind Singh Bhadoria, Thorat police station in charge Anfasul Hasan, constable Roop Narayan Yadav, and alleged sand mafia member Arvind alias Bablu Yadav.
The FIR was filed after a preliminary investigation and legal review of both the video message and a letter written by the deceased, on July 22, addressed to the Superintendent of Police (SP), Datia. In the letter, ASI Pawan made similar allegations of harassment, illegal sand operations, and caste-based abuse.
The 51-year-old ASI, who was posted at Godan police station for a year, died by suicide in the early hours of July 22.
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Just before taking the extreme step, he sent videos to his son and posted them on social media, accusing senior officers and a local sand mafia member of mentally harassing him after he stopped a vehicle involved in illegal sand transportation.
In the video, Pawan alleged that the tractor he intercepted belonged to Bablu Yadav, a resident of Godan village, who was involved in the sand mafia and also operated gambling dens.
He claimed that shortly after the vehicle was seized, Godan police station incharge Arvind Singh Bhadoria and constable Roop Narayan Yadav—allegedly a relative of Bablu Yadav—had the vehicle released and began harassing him.
He further alleged that he was being denied leave, not allowed to move freely, and was threatened with being "run over by a tractor." He also named Thorat police station incharge Anfasul Hasan, alleging that he too was acting under pressure from Bablu Yadav due to the gambling activities in his jurisdiction. Pawan also stated that he was subjected to caste-based abuse and was being prevented from reaching senior officers.
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