MP: Sub-inspector shoots and injures senior officer inside police station in Rewa

Vivek Singh, superintendent of police (SP), Rewa, said that sub-inspector BR Singh opened fire at town inspector Hitendra Nath Sharma, in charge of the Civil Line police station, with his licensed gun

Updated on: Jul 27, 2023, 21:05:38 IST

By Shruti Tomar

Prefer HTon Google

Share via

Copy link

A sub-inspector allegedly shot and injured his senior police officer inside the Civil Line police station in Madhya Pradesh’s Rewa on Thursday following an argument between the two, police said.

Vivek Singh, superintendent of police (SP), Rewa, said that sub-inspector BR Singh opened fire at town inspector Hitendra Nath Sharma, in charge of the Civil Line police station, with his licensed gun.

Sharma was seriously injured and rushed to a private hospital, where his condition is stated to be serious. A team of doctors has been sent from Bhopal for Sharma’s surgery, police said.

SP Singh said the incident took place around 2.30pm on Thursday when BR Singh went to Sharma’s chamber. They had an argument over the former’s transfer to the police lines, after which he took his pistol out and fired at Sharma.

Following the incident, other police staff at the station grabbed BR Singh and locked him in the chamber and rushed Sharma to the hospital, the SP said. Later, around 7pm, BR Singh was placed under arrest, added the SP.

According to police officials familiar with the matter, BR Singh was sent to the police line seven days ago, and a departmental inquiry was initiated against him for dereliction of duty.

(with inputs from Harendra Pratap Singh from Rewa)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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

Shot

Home/Cities/Others/MP: Sub-inspector Shoots And Injures Senior Officer Inside Police Station In Rewa