Overview
- The crash, which police say happened Thursday around 7:30 am in Karera, Shivpuri, involved a Mahindra Thar that allegedly hit a motorcycle carrying three men and then two women walking ahead, injuring five.
- Bystander video from the scene shows the driver, identified as Dinesh Lodhi, telling the injured he had used a siren and horn and warning people not to record him.
- Police registered a case under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, citing Section 281 for rash driving and 125(A) for acts that endanger life, and they seized the Thar while saying Lodhi had not been arrested.
- Witnesses and photos describe an unnumbered SUV marked with “Vidhayak” and the MLA’s name, raising concerns about using political identity on the road to signal special privilege.
- MLA Pritam Lodhi said the law should take its course and that the victims must get justice, as reports of earlier FIRs involving his son add pressure on how police handle the probe.