BJP MLA’s son arrested on attempt to murder charge after CCTV clip emerges

Dinesh Lodhi, is the son of BJP MLA Pritam Lodhi who was elected from MP’s Picchore assembly segment in December

Published on: Jan 1, 2024, 21:37:22 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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BHOPAL: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator’s son in Madhya Pradesh has been arrested on an attempt to murder charge after he hit a two-wheeler with his sports utility vehicle on December 31 night, police said on Monday.

Police said Dinesh Lodhi was arrested on a complaint of Ravindra Yadav (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

The police move came after video footage recorded by closed circuit television cameras (CCTV) of the incident emerged.

The suspect, Dinesh Lodhi, is the son of BJP’s Pritam Lodhi who was elected from MP’s Picchore assembly segment. Days after his father was elected, Ravindra Yadav of Jalalpura village in Picchore said Dinesh Lodhi allegedly threatened him. “I was being harassed allegedly for not supporting his father in the election,” he said.

Gwalior superintendent of police, Rajesh Chandel, said: “The complainant Ravindra Yadav alias Lalu informed police that Dinesh Lodhi hit his Activa (two-wheeler) with a speeding Scorpio on Sunday in a bid to kill him. His two-year-old nephew was sitting on the Activa. He narrowly escaped.”

“Dinesh committed a crime and he deserved to be arrested. I will not support a criminal whether he is my son or someone else,” Pritam Lodhi said after his son’s arrest.

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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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