Overview

• Senior police said a team stopping a four-wheeler near Siladehi on Oct 8 allegedly beat the driver and diverted suspected hawala cash instead of registering a seizure.
• The cash was being moved from Katni toward Maharashtra; officials cite an initial figure of Rs 1.45 crore while some claims put it closer to Rs 2.96 crore, pending verification.
• Seoni SP Sunil Kumar Mehta suspended nine personnel, and DGP Kailash Makwana suspended SDPO Pooja Pandey, who has been attached to police headquarters during the suspension.
• IG Pramod Verma ordered a formal probe with Jabalpur Additional SP Ayush Gupta leading the investigation and a detailed report due within three days.
• Investigators flagged failure to inform senior officers and non-compliance with seizure procedures, with decisions on further disciplinary or criminal action awaiting the probe’s findings.