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Crime
Youth alleges sarpanch and six others sliced his finger after bike clash in Batia Gadh, Damoh
✍️ Amar Ujala · Madhya Pradesh
🗓 04 Sep 2026, 10:02 PM
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A resident of Batia Gadh in Damoh claims the village sarpanch and six others abducted him to a forest, assaulted him and cut off a finger with an axe following a bike collision.
Damoh district's Batia Gadh village became the scene of a violent allegation after a routine bike collision. The complainant, a young man, says the dispute escalated when the village sarpanch and six other locals intervened.
He alleges that the group forced him to walk into a nearby forest, where they physically assaulted him and used an axe to sever part of his finger.
Local police have registered a First Information Report and opened an investigation into the alleged assault, citing possible charges of grievous hurt, criminal intimidation and attempted murder.
Authorities have yet to confirm the identities of the accused, but the case has drawn attention to rising tensions over road disputes in rural Madhya Pradesh.
The incident underscores growing concerns about law‑and‑order challenges in remote villages, prompting calls for stricter enforcement of traffic and criminal laws.
He alleges that the group forced him to walk into a nearby forest, where they physically assaulted him and used an axe to sever part of his finger.
Local police have registered a First Information Report and opened an investigation into the alleged assault, citing possible charges of grievous hurt, criminal intimidation and attempted murder.
Authorities have yet to confirm the identities of the accused, but the case has drawn attention to rising tensions over road disputes in rural Madhya Pradesh.
The incident underscores growing concerns about law‑and‑order challenges in remote villages, prompting calls for stricter enforcement of traffic and criminal laws.