MP: Women thrash advocate for obscene comments; police doubt allegations

Police have registered a case against a group of women for thrashing an advocate in the district court premises in Guna. The women allege that he had made obscene comments against them.

Updated on: Jul 18, 2017, 09:47:56 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal | By Shruti Tomar

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A group of women thrashed an advocate for allegedly making obscene comments and misbehaving with them in the district court premises of Guna on Monday afternoon, police said.

A video of the thrashing showing the advocate identified as Mahendra Singh Lodhi running for cover with the women assaulting him with slippers, was widely shared on social media.

Lodhi is a resident of Guna. The women too belong to Guna.

While the women did not lodge a complaint with the police, the lawyer did so after which the police registered a case against the women.

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The women told reporters that Lodhi was demanding a bribe for an affidavit which is required for getting a caste certificate.

They also alleged Lodhi passed some obscene comments and harassed the women in the court premises.

But the police had a different version.

Additional superintendent of police (ASP) SS Tomar said, “There was a land dispute between two parties. Lodhi got the land registered in favour of one of the two parties. This enraged the other side.”

Questioning women’s theory of harassment he said if Lodhi had harassed them, they should have lodged a complaint with police.

“We have also checked with the tehsil office concerned. We came to know that Lodhi didn’t make affidavits for caste certificates. Hence, the women’s allegation that the lawyer demanded a bribe for an affidavit is doubtful,” he added.

“We are investigating the matter and we have also asked the women to lodge a complaint but till now they have not come forward,” he added.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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