STF to submit whistleblower attack report in HC today

BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh police informed Jabalpur bench of high court it has shared a detailed report on the attack on MPPEB scam whistleblower Ashish Chaturvedi to special task force (STF).
Division bench of high court took suo moto cognizance of TOI's report on how Chaturvedi, key complainant in MPPEB case, was discharged from hospital, a day after mob attack in Gwalior on November 2.
Court asked STF to probe the incident and submit a report by January 13. Subsequently, STF summoned Chaturvedi to record his statement. During Tuesday's hearing, Gwalior police said additional superintendent of police (ASP) submitted his findings to STF DIG, who will submit it in court at its next hearing on Thursday.
Chaturvedi exposed those close to Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and seven others for their role in MPPEB scam. He was surrounded and pinned down near Gwalior's Dal Bazar area and brutally thrashed.
He was injured even as his personal security officer (PSO) stood as a mute spectator. He was referred to teaching hospital of Gwalior medical college for treatment. Police are still clueless on the two men who attacked him.
Chaturvedi lodged a complaint and police officers swung into action after additional director general Sudhir Sahi, who is heading the MPPEB scam probe, rang up to inquire about the incident.