Madhya Pradesh: Ex-MLA Shashank Bhargava booked for abetment of farmer’s suicide

Shashank Bhargava. PIC/X/@ShashankBJPVDS

Police have registered a case against BJP leader and former MLA Shashank Bhargava on charges of abetting a farmer's suicide in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district, officials said on Monday.

The body of farmer Govind Gurjar was found on April 27 near a railroad at Peepal Wali Puliya, Vidisha City Superintendent of Police Atul Singh said.

The deceased recorded a video shortly before his death, in which he purportedly levelled serious allegations against the former MLA.

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