Bhopal Electrocution Death: Lawyers, Youth Activists Hold Torchlight March Seeking Justice For Divyarishi Tiwari
· Free Press Journal
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Lawyers and youth activists took out a torchlight march on Saturday evening, demanding accountability for the electrocution death of Divyarishi Tiwari, district general secretary of the BJP Yuva Morcha and an advocate.
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The protesters gathered near the accident site in front of DB Mall around 6 pm and carried torches to MP Nagar police station, where they submitted a memorandum to in-charge Jaihind Sharma.
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The protesters demanded a criminal probe into the roles of suspended executive engineer Ashish Shrivastava and assistant engineer Sumit Singh, with their names added to the FIR.
The memorandum further demanded an independent inquiry into allegations that Narmada Trauma Centre refused to admit Tiwari and advised shifting him to AIIMS.
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