Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh): Defeated sarpanch candidate from Devran village of Manasa Block of Neemuch district was booked for allegedly threatening people to return the money he had distributed during the polls in Neemuch district, police said on Wednesday.
Police booked Raju Dayma, a sarpanch candidate who lost the panchayat elections had before the elections begged the voters to accept the money given by him and in return vote for him but as he has lost the elections he now wants his money back from the voters.
An offence has been registered against him after a purported video surfaced on social media, in which one of his associates Kanhaiya Banzara is seen asking people to return the money following his loss in the elections for the post of sarpanch of Devran village panchayat in Manasa tehsil, an official said.
An offence under sections 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 294 (obscene act) and 506 (criminal intimidation) of the IPC has been registered against Dayma and his associate Banzara at Rampura police station for threatening and beating up people, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sundar Singh Kalesh said.
More charges can be added against the accused for allegedly distributing money during the polls, he said. The video shows the accused threatening people while asking them to return the money, he said, adding that the video was probably shot last week.
Meanwhile, senior lawyer Mahesh Patidar said the video clearly showed that Dayma had distributed money during the polls and he was seen asking for the return of the money after his loss.
Village sources claimed that Dayma had allegedly recovered around Rs 4.5 lakh from people following his defeat in the panchayat polls.
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