In March 2022, a 6-year-old Hindu boy was forcefully circumcised by his Muslim neighbour in the Jabalpur district of Madhya Pradesh. However, the police has reportedly ignored the testimony of the victim family and have booked only the neighbour's juvenile son.
Soon the Khargone administration erected barricades in a few lanes to maintain peace in the riot-hit areas, leftist media started spinning a narrative to disparage the BJP government in the state
While speaking to Hindi daily Dainik Bhaskar, Mandsaur's Chetan Singh Rajput who was earlier Sheikh Jafar Qureshi stated that he has been getting threatening phone calls to warn him of dire consequences for renouncing Islam.
The incident led to a political furore in the State, prompting the Seva Aayog to take action against the individual who set the questions for the civil services.
The Rajgarh district authorities carried out anti-encroachment drive in Jirapur Mataji and razed down illegal homes after a mob attacked baraat of a Dalit