Anand Mohan J

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Refusing to intervene in a lower court’s denial of bail to a lawyer booked under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has observed that material seized from him “prima facie reveals that an attempt is being made” to disrupt communal harmony and establish a “Mughal order as it existed” before British rule in India. The lawyer, who worked as a volunteer with a human rights organisation, was booked in 2023.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Anand Mohan J

THE 18TH-CENTURY Maratha queen Devi Ahilyabai Holkar is seeing a revival in Madhya Pradesh, with the Mohan Yadav-led BJP government orchestrating one of the most comprehensive state-led cultural commemorations in recent memory, in the run-up to her 300th birth anniversary celebrations later this month.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Anand Mohan J

2 hours agoIndia: Midday horror as young man kisses burqa-clad woman without consent, leaving her screaming in shockMeerut, India - May 20, 2025 While walking down the street with a young girl, a burqa-clad woman was suddenly approached by a biker who halted, forcibly kissed her, made an inappropriate remark, and fled. Stunned and outraged, the woman screamed and verbally lashed out.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Anand Mohan J

On April 28, police set up a surrender camp at Kadiya Sansi, a village deep inside Madhya Pradesh’s Rajgarh district, at the end of which over 80 villagers, many with long-standing criminal records, turned themselves in. The event wasn’t anything out of the ordinary for a village that’s dominated by the Sansi community, a historically marginalised people who are caught in a relentless cycle of crime and state retribution.

1 week ago | indianexpress.com | Anand Mohan J

A Madhya Pradesh woman, whose “murder” had led to the arrest of four men in Jhabua district, reappeared — alive and well — at a police station in March this year. Her return, 18 months after she went missing, has forced the police to reopen their investigation. According to police records, a mutilated female body was recovered in Madhya Pradesh’s Jhabua district on September 9, 2023. It was purportedly identified by a family member as their 28-year-old relative who had gone missing days earlier.