Overview

• ASI Pramod Pavan died by suicide in his Godan Police Station quarters after posting videos alleging mental harassment, caste slurs and death threats by colleagues and local sand-mining mafia
• Pavan’s recordings name station in-charge Arvind Singh Bhadauria, constable Roop Narayan Yadav and Tharet station in-charge Anfasul Hasan as shielding illegal sand mining and gambling operations
• Authorities have attached Bhadauria and Roop Narayan to police lines and initiated inquest proceedings under Deputy SP AJK to ensure an impartial investigation
• Investigators are examining Pavan’s videos, phone call logs and documents he shared for evidence of police-mafia collusion and links to past murders
• The case renews scrutiny on the Gwalior-Chambal region’s longstanding illegal sand mining mafia nexus and raises questions about law enforcement integrity