On Monday, An ex-serviceman, working as a security guard at the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur, was beaten allegedly by Congress workers. As per the police report, around six to seven people had badly beaten up the security guard inside the Corporation premises. The victim, Harish Patel, was admitted to a hospital after suffering severe injuries due to the physical attack. Patel had served the Indian Army for 24 years. Post his retirement, he has been working as a security guard at the JMC. 

According to reports, witnesses stated that the men who attacked the guard were supporters of Congress leader and Madhya Pradesh's energy minister Priyawat Singh. Blaming the Congress for the violent incident, BJP MP from Jabalpur, Rakesh Singh came forward and said that , “While we were protesting against the deteriorating law & order situation in the state, some Congress workers beat up an ex-serviceman working as a security guard. How long will this continue?” 

Rakesh Singh commentated about incident as “It’s shocking as well as shameful that an ex-serviceman has been attacked by the supporters of those who are running the government in the state. Entire law and order situation in the state is in tatters, owing to which we staged protests across the state on Monday when this shocking episode unfolded in the JMC premises,”

Giving details of the incident, SP Jabalpur Amit Singh said that assault occurred due to an anti-encroachment drive carried out by the JMC. He told that, “On January 17 the JMC anti-encroachment team removed the encroachments from near the Stadium in Wright Town area. What happened in JMC premises on Monday evening was Part Two of January 17 incident, as Shakti Chowkse, whose encroachment was removed by the JMC team, along with 6-7 goons assaulted the ex-serviceman so brutally that he fell unconscious and has been hospitalized.” 

This incident happen when Minister Priyavrat Singh, who is also minister in-charge for Jabalpur district was on a visit to Jabalpur and JMC premises, BJP’s Rakesh Singh, who visited the victim after the attack, also supposed that the supporters of the Congress minister were responsible for the attack. 

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However, Details  of the incident reveals that , SP Jabalpur Amit Singh said that assault occurred due to an anti-encroachment drive carried out by the JMC. He told the daily, “On January 17 the JMC anti-encroachment team removed the encroachments from near the Stadium in Wright Town area. What happened in JMC premises on Monday evening was Part Two of January 17 incident, as Shakti Chowkse, whose encroachment was removed by the JMC team, along with 6-7 goons assaulted the ex-serviceman so brutally that he fell unconscious and has been hospitalized.” 

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