Overview
- Police identified the accused as ASI Manoj Yadav of Jawad police station after a Friday night crash at Bharbhadia Crossing on the Neemuch–Jawad Road.
- The victim, teacher Dashrath Singh, died at the scene, while his wife Lalita Bai and their children Harshit and Jaya were among four people injured.
- Hospital and media reports state one injured child underwent a leg amputation and remains in critical condition.
- Superintendent of Police Ankit Jaiswal said Yadav has been arrested and suspended, with an FIR registered, the car seized, and a departmental inquiry initiated.
- Eyewitness accounts and footage depicting liquor bottles in the vehicle surfaced as villagers blocked the road seeking Rs 1 crore compensation and a government job for the family.