₹5 Lakh Fine Imposed on Bhopal DIG for Suppressing Evidence in 2017 Murder Case; Trial Court's Handling Criticized as “Shocking”: Madhya Pradesh High Court
In a shocking revelation, the Gwalior Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court has imposed a fine of ₹5,00,000 on a senior police officer, Mayank Awasthi, currently serving as Deputy Inspector General (DIG), Bhopal, for deliberately suppressing key evidence in a murder case, during his tenure as Superintendent of Police (SP), Datia. Failure to preserve call detail records despite court direction The Court was hearing a petition related to the…