Overview

• A case under Section 103 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was registered against constables Santosh Bamaniya and Saurabh Arya, with police saying arrests are imminent.
• An AIIMS Bhopal post-mortem panel cited pancreatic haemorrhage and trauma consistent with baton strikes as key findings.
• CCTV footage widely shared online shows one officer holding Udit Gaayke while another hits him with a stick.
• Friends said the student ran when patrol officers approached after a late-night gathering in Indrapuri, alleged a Rs 10,000 demand to stop the assault, and drove him to a hospital where he was declared dead.
• Senior officials suspended both constables, initiated a departmental inquiry and inquest, and faced protests seeking a judicial probe; the victim is related to a serving DSP in Balaghat.