Gandhi poster defaced in Madhya Pradesh

An FIR was registered at a Madhya Pradesh police station under section 295 for injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police are investigating the matter.

Updated on: Oct 3, 2019, 01:55:57 IST

Hindustan Times, Bhopal/Rewa | By Shruti Tomar

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An FIR was registered on Wednesday against unidentified people for allegedly writing ‘anti-national’ before Mahatma Gandhi’s name on a poster in Rewa, 536 kilometres north east of Bhopal, said police.

A poster bearing the picture of Mahatma Gandhi at Bapu Bhavan, Rewa was defaced by miscreants (Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO/Representative)

A poster bearing the picture of Mahatma Gandhi was placed at ‘Bapu Bhavan’ where a copper urn containing the ashes of the father of the nation was kept while being taken to Allahabad after his mortal remains were cremated, according to police.

Rewa additional superintendent of police (ASP) Shiv Kumar Verma said, “Congress district president Gurmeet Singh Mangu lodged a complaint with police that some anti-social elements tried to deface the Mahatma Gandhi’s poster at Bapu Bhawan on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday. They also wrote ‘Rashtradrohi’ with a green ink on the poster.”

An FIR was registered at Bichhiya police station under section 295 for injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police are investigating the matter.

Heavy police force has been deployed in the area as the situation was tense after the incident came to light.

Bichhiya police station in-charge Shashi Dhurve said, “The act of vandalism was a planned act of anti-social elements. We have deployed additional force in the area and also warned people not to take law in their hands.’

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

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