Driver who ran over officer still absconding as M.P. Police expand search across State
Special DG Upendra Jain told The Hindu that while arresting the driver is a priority, various teams are also looking for the other three accused of an interstate illicit liquor racket
On November 2, 2026, a driver named Gajendra Rawat was arrested for running over Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district's Deputy Superintendent of Police Inspector Dilip Puri. Rawat, who is a resident of Alirajpur district, fled the scene by crossing a road divider and abandoning the truck after some distance, before attempting to flee during police transport to Dewas.
Rawat suffered a bullet injury in the encounter and is currently admitted to the district hospital in Dewas. The police seized approximately 1,800 liters of illicit liquor hidden in the truck. A separate investigation into a counterfeit liquor manufacturing racket has resulted in the arrest of Madhya Pradesh Congress spokesperson Anand Kasliwal and his son Aman Kasliwal.
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