Overview
- Reserve Inspector Saurabh Kushwah has been suspended, and an Additional SP from Burhanpur is leading the inquiry.
- Tribal organisations and Congress MLAs held road blockades in Khargone, pressing for an FIR under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the officer and his wife.
- Constable Rahul Chauhan filed a complaint after a video showing his injury marks circulated online, yet police initially did not register an FIR.
- Reports on the medical examination note an alcohol test but no documentation of the injuries he alleges, prompting questions about procedure.
- Kushwah denies assault, alleges the constable was intoxicated with a reported blood alcohol level of 190.6 mg/100 ml, and says the missing Beagle puppy was later found injured.