Three men are accused of having beaten the victim and stripped him naked – before he died by suicide – because he participated in a local dance programme.

There have since been questions over the authorisation granted for operating the fireworks factory in Magardha Road, a densely populated area. 

While the government has promised to implement the law only after a discussion with the truckers’ association, the BJP has posted a laudatory comment on the law on social media.

With mounting evidence to show the accused's BJP links, the saffron party in Madhya Pradesh has been making desperate attempts to make amends for the incident by reaching out to the victim's Kol community, a Scheduled Tribe.

Arranging a peaceful wedding ceremony is not easy in Chhatarpur. No one knows this better than Lacchi Ahirwar who had to recently involve the police to be able to take out a procession amidst threats from 'upper' caste neighbours.

The family of Ibris Khan, the first officially reported death in the Khargone communal clash, had to wait for days before police informed them on the whereabouts of his body.

The ongoing inquiry has so far revealed a total of 5,923 fraudulent marriages and transactions to the tune of Rs 30,18,39,000 under the Chief Minister Kanya Vivah Yojna.