Viral video shows GRP police beating Dalit woman, minor grandson in MP; officer removed; probe ordered | Bhopal News – Times of India

BHOPAL/JABALPUR: A video said to be of Katni GRP police station has gone viral on social media, showing an elderly Dalit woman and her minor grandson being beaten by GRP officials.
After the video went viral, senior officials of GRP have removed the Katni GRP police station in-charge and initiated a probe into the incident.

In this video, a middle-aged woman from Jharra Tikuria and her minor grandson are seen being brutally beaten by the Katni GRP TI and staff.When the woman cop got tired, the staff took over, the video shows.
Reacting to the incident, PCC president Jitu Patwari wrote on social media, ” A Dalit mother and son were brutally beaten in a closed room. Under BJP’s misrule, Dalits in MP are forced to live in fear. If the CM cannot ensure the safety of his state’s people, he should resign immediately. The incidents in Sagar, Satna, Narsinghpur, Ashoknagar, and now Katni continually raise questions about Mohan Yadav’s capability and intentions,” he said.
Once the video went viral, SP-railway Jabalpur tweeted, “After the case came to light, the following facts emerged: the photograph shown on Twitter was found to be from Oct 2023. The individuals in the photograph are relatives of the notorious criminal Deepak Vanshkar. Deepak Vanshkar has 19 criminal cases registered against him at the GRP police station in Katni. He has been under surveillance since 2017. Last year, a reward of 10,000 was announced for his capture after he absconded in a theft case. In April 2024, orders were issued to banish him from Katni, and his gang history sheet was opened. Based on the facts revealed on Twitter, the GRP Katni police station in-charge has been removed, and the deputy superintendent of railways has been ordered to investigate.”