Supreme Court raps Madhya Pradesh government, CBI over delay in arrest of police officers in custodial death case
The top court warns of ‘aggravated contempt’ as two police officers remain absconding in Deva Pardhi custodial death
Updated – September 26, 2025 03:21 pm IST – NEW DELHI
The Supreme Court on Thursday (September 25, 2025) castigated the Madhya Pradesh government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for failing to arrest two police officers allegedly responsible for the July 2024 custodial death of 24-year-old Deva Pardhi. The court said that the failure to comply with its May 15 directions amounted to “aggravated contempt”.
“More than four months have passed, and the direction of the court has not been complied with. It appears that you are protecting the officers,” a Bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and R. Mahadevan told the State’s counsel.
