Overview

• A formal FIR under Section 109 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was filed on July 15 after viral CCTV footage of the incident surfaced.
• Pushpraj Patel remains absconding as a special team led by a DSP has been assigned to track and arrest him.
• One constable struck by the SUV is hospitalized in stable condition at Alirajpur District Hospital.
• Police say the speeding vehicle ignored barricade signals and swerved sharply toward patrolling officers before crashing into a pole.
• The accused’s family insists the case is politically motivated and plans to challenge the FIR in the Madhya Pradesh High Court.