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A lawsuit has been registered against an alleged Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) person for beating a pistillate successful Madhya Pradesh’s Sidhi district, constabulary said connected Monday (February 9, 2026).
According to the police, the incidental took spot connected Sunday greeting (February 8, 2026), astir 10.30 a.m. astatine Bhanwaar colony successful the Bahri constabulary presumption country implicit a rootlike stall.
Sidhi’s Additional Superintendent of Police, Arvind Shrivastava, told The Hindu that an FIR was lodged soon aft the incidental against 2 men — Santosh Pathak and Rahul Dwivedi — who are absconding. The duo has been charged nether Sections 296(b), 115(2), and 351(3) of the BNS.
Viral video
A purported video of the incidental has besides gone viral connected the net successful which Mr. Pathak is seen punching and kicking Hema Singh and beating her with a stick.
Sharing the video connected X, the Congress said, “Madhya Pradesh’s Jungle Raj. This is BJP person Santosh Pathak, who is brutally beating a pistillate successful the mediate of the road. On 1 hand, Narendra Modi pontificates perpetually connected women’s honour from the predetermination podium; connected the different hand, BJP leaders teardrop women’s honour to shreds.”
मध्य प्रदेश का 'जंगलराज'
ये BJP नेता संतोष पाठक है, जो एक महिला को बीच सड़क पर बुरी तरह से पीट रहा है।
एक तरफ नरेंद्र मोदी चुनावी मंच से महिला सम्मान का ढोंग करते हैं, दूसरी तरफ BJP नेता महिला सम्मान की धज्जियां उड़ाते हैं।
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“But this isn’t the archetypal time. Such instances are reported constantly; BJP leaders, drunk connected power, are seen perpetrating atrocities against women. This is the existent quality of the BJP,” the Opposition enactment said, demanding to cognize if the BJP authorities would enactment against Mr. Pathak.
Mr. Shrivastava, however, denied that the accused was linked to immoderate governmental enactment and said that it was a lawsuit of “sudden provocation”.
“The FIR was lodged wrong an hr of the incident. The accused are presently absconding but we person teams looking for them,” helium said.
According to the FIR, Ms. Singh alleged that Mr. Dwivedi had threatened her, informing her not to spot her stall astatine the spot, which helium claimed belonged to Mr. Pathak. She alleged that Mr. Pathak arrived astatine the scene, soon after, and the 2 men began to maltreatment and battle her.
