Overview
- Vidisha police registered an abetment of suicide case under Section 108 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, also setting up a Special Investigation Team.
- The farmer, Govind Gurjar, died by suicide on April 27 near the Peepal Wali Puliya railroad site in Vidisha, according to police.
- An initial SIT review says Bhargava pressured Gurjar to sign a house transfer agreement, with financial disputes adding strain.
- Police say videos recorded by Gurjar before his death described the pressure and also made claims that have not been proven, including alleged offers to kill former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and MLA Mukesh Tandon.
- Bhargava is a former Congress MLA who joined the BJP in March 2024, a political shift noted in reports on the case.