In Madhya Pradesh, 2 Men Thrashed After Overtaking Official's Car
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Bandhavgarh SDM Amit Singh has been suspended and faces a police case.
A government official allegedly ordered and oversaw the assault of two young men in Madhya Pradesh's Umaria - for the 'crime' of overtaking his vehicle. The police have filed a case against four people, including Amit Singh, the SDM or sub-divisional magistrate, of the Bandhavgarh area. SDM, तहसीलदार दो अन्य के खिलाफ एफआईआर हो गई है https://t.co/QTgYhsDxSU
A nine-second video of the incident - in which two vehicles, a Mahindra Scorpio with SDM sticker on the rear window is seen parked behind a Maruti Suzuki XL6 - has been widely circulate online. The video shows a man being hit on his leg, at least twice, by another, with three others looking on.
The two men in the XL6 have been identified as Prakash Dahiya and Shivam Yadav. A second, and more disturbing, video shows Dahiya with a bloody bandage wrapped around his head.