The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the State of Madhya Pradesh for not suspending two police officers allegedly responsible for the custodial death of 26-year-old Deva Pardhi, even though they have not shown up for duty for five months.

A bench of Justice BV Nagarathna and Justice R Mahadevan was hearing a contempt petition filed by the mother of 26-year-old Deva Pardhi regarding his death while in custody of the Madhya Pradesh police. The Supreme Court had on May 15, 2025 ordered CBI to arrest all officers responsible for the incident within one month.

“ You are colluding with them...You have been searching for them since April why you haven't suspended them? ”, Justice R Mahadevan said.

Notably, the two officers were suspended yesterday, only after the Supreme Court on Tu

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