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A authorities authoritative successful Chhattisgarh’s Surguja territory has accused an MLA of the ruling BJP and his supporters of assaulting him. The official, connected the different hand, is accused of misbehaving with a pistillate comparative of the MLA. The authoritative and the MLA, on with his supporters, person been booked successful abstracted FIRs.
Tushar Manik, a Nayab (deputy) Tehsildar posted successful Rajapur Tehsil nether Mainpat Tehsil, alleged that Ramkumar Toppo, who represents the Sitapur constituency successful the State Assembly, assaulted him connected Wednesday (May 27, 2026) aft accusing him of misbehaving with MLA’s comparative erstwhile she visited his bureau for authoritative work. He denied misbehaving with the woman.
Tushar Manik, a Nayab (deputy) Tehsildar posted successful Rajapur nether Mainpat Tehsil, alleged that Ramkumar Toppo, the MLA representing the Sitapur constituency, assaulted him connected Wednesday. Mr. Toppo allegedly accused Mr. Manik of misbehaving with a comparative who had visited the bureau for authoritative work. Manik denied misbehaving with the woman.
Mr. Manik told journalists that an aged pistillate visited his bureau connected Wednesday with documents related to the issuance of a shodh kshamta praman patra (solvency certificate) required for the parole-related formalities of prisoners.
“However, I told her that the required signifier accompanying the jailhouse section missive was incomplete. She said that she would get it filled. I stayed successful the bureau until 5 p.m. but nary 1 came [with the filled form]. After 5 p.m., different pistillate arrived and insisted that I motion the papers immediately,” helium said.
Mr. Manik added that helium told the pistillate that his reader, who would assistance with the signing process, was absent and would instrumentality the pursuing time and it wouldn’t beryllium imaginable to capable up the signifier immediately.
“I told her to travel the adjacent day, and I would motion the record aft my scholar reports for duty, but she insisted that I motion the record immediately,” helium said. The authoritative besides said that helium near bureau without signing the record but refuted charges of misbehaviour.
“I did not misbehave with her, but she said, ‘Why did I inquire who she was? ‘” helium added.
Official alleges assault
Mr. Manik said that erstwhile helium returned home, Mr. Toppo’s idiosyncratic adjunct called him and asked him to conscionable the legislator successful Rajapur, truthful helium went determination with SDM Fagesh Sinha.
“The MLA was waiting with a clump of his supporters. Some of them started assaulting me. The MLA past pulled maine out. He called the pistillate who is said to beryllium his cousin. Then the MLA besides assaulted me. The SDM intervened and rescued me,” Mr. Manik alleged.
While Mr. Toppo was unavailable, a comparative spoke to the media and alleged that Mr. Manik had spoken to her rudely and refused to bash the authoritative enactment she had gone determination for. “He pushed and abused me, utilized casteist remarks, and behaved inappropriately,” she claimed.
Surguja Collector Ajeet Vasant said some sides person lodged complaints against each other.
