Anuppur, Oct 26: Three men were arrested on Sunday for allegedly threatening to kill a magistrate, damaging property and pelting stones at his residence in Madhya Pradesh’s Anuppur district, with police saying it was a “revenge attack” after he rejected the bail plea of one of the accused earlier.
As per the complaint filed by Judicial Magistrate First Class and Civil Judge Amandeep Singh Chhabraof Kotma court, at around 12:30am on Saturday, a group of persons damaged property, including a lamp at the gate and iron fixtures, before pelting stones into the courtyard. They fled when he came out of the house, located in Bhalumada, located 35 km from the district headquarters.
“It was an attack to take revenge. The magistrate had turned down the bail application of one of the accused five to six months ago,” SP Moti-ur Rehman said.
Kotma police station SHO identified the arrested accused as Bhalumuda residents Priyanshu Singh alias Jaguar (25), Devendra Kewat (23) and Manikesh Singh (19), adding the three were drunk at the time of the incident. (PTI)
