Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Jitu Patwari’s brother named in drug probe, political storm erupts | India Information
3 min learnBhopalUp to date: Jul 10, 2026 05:25 AM IST
The arrest of two alleged drug peddlers in Indore has triggered a political row after police claimed that one of many supposed recipients of the seized narcotics was Nana Patwari, the brother of Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari.
Addressing the media, Deputy Commissioner of Police Narendra Rawat stated, “Rajendra Nagar police arrested Irfan Khan alias Golu Chanderi and Rani Bhai, and 10.8 grams of brown sugar was recovered from their possession. The method of registering a case towards each accused is underway.”
“Throughout interrogation, the accused disclosed that the seized narcotic substance was meant for 2 individuals, one among whom is Nana Patwari. We additionally examined his prison report and located that Nana Patwari has 9 earlier prison circumstances registered towards him,” the officer stated.
The DCP stated preliminary interrogation of the 2 accused revealed they had been going to ship the consignment of brown sugar to 2 people named Nana Patwari and Manav Gangwani.
Police haven’t publicly disclosed whether or not Nana Patwari has been arrested within the case. The investigation is underway to confirm the claims made throughout the accused’s interrogation and set up the alleged provide chain.
The police motion drew a pointy political response from Jitu Patwari, who alleged that his brother had been taken into custody with out prior intimation and accused the BJP authorities of utilizing regulation enforcement to settle political scores.
In a submit on X addressed to Chief Minister Mohan YadavPatwari wrote, “The Indore Police have taken my brother into custody with out informing us, sending the political message that the BJP is now taking revenge. Anybody who raises their voice towards the federal government or the Chief Minister can be silenced by way of using regulation.”
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Patwari additional alleged that he had anticipated “false authorized motion” towards him and his household due to what he described as the federal government’s “private vendetta.” “We’ll neither be intimidated nor bow earlier than politics pushed by authorized strain. As an alternative, we are going to proceed our battle with higher resolve,” he stated.
Senior Congress chief Vivek Tankha stated he was “knowledgeable by Jitu Patwari that the Indore Police all of the sudden arrested his youthful brother with out informing him of any offence and didn’t inform the Patwari household the place he had been taken.”
“I urge the DGP, the Indore Police Commissioner and the Indore Divisional Commissioner to not create a state of affairs that might grow to be troublesome sooner or later,” Tankha stated.
This comes hours after former Madhya Pradesh Congress normal secretary and ex-spokesperson Rakesh Singh Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) on Thursday, accusing Patwari, Chief of Opposition Umang Singhar and AICC in-charge Harish Chaudhary of “working the celebration like brokers”.
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The Congress has rejected Yadav’s allegations, claiming he had not resigned however was expelled from the celebration on disciplinary grounds.
