Arrest warrant against Tikamgarh collector for non-appearance

A magistrate's court here has issued an arrest warrant against the district collector Kedar Sharma after he failed to attend court hearing twice.

Judicial Magistrate First Class (JMFC) Pradip Dubey issued the arrest warrant yesterday.

Prosecution officer Pankaj Dwivedi said that Sharma, in his capacity as district magistrate, gave administrative nod for prosecution of Arvind Raikwar, resident of Harshmau in Niwari tehsil, in an Arms Act case in October 2015.

In the consent letter for Raikwar's prosecution to the police, the collector also mentioned one Asaram.

Niwari JMFC's court asked Sharma to be present on February 27 to explain why Asaram's name figured in his prosecution order, Dwivedi said.
 

The collector didn't turn up, so the court, on March 9, issued a bailable warrant, seeking his presence on March 26.

But the collector didn't turn up yesterday too. So the court issued an arrest warrant against the collector, seeking his presence on April 12.