The Madhya Pradesh Police on Sunday (Could 25, 2025) arrested Manoharlal Dhakad, a neighborhood politician from Mandsaur, whose purported video has gone viral exhibiting him indulged in obscene acts with a girl on an expressway, officers mentioned.

Mr. Dhakad’s arrest got here after the Bhanpura police within the district registered a case towards him following the video episode.

Mr. Dhakad was the nationwide secretary of Dhakad Mahasabha, registered in Ujjain. The Mahasabha has issued an announcement saying it has sacked him from the put up.

Mandsaur SP Abhishek Anand advised The Hindu {that a} video had gone viral on Could 13 which was taken into cognisance and an FIR was lodged in Bhanpura police station beneath BNS sections 296, 285 and three(5) and a probe was launched.

“Manoharlal Dhakad of village Bani, who engaged in obscene acts with a girl on the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, has been arrested,” Bhanpura police station in-charge Rameshchandra Dangi advised reporters.

He added, “The girl seen within the video has been recognized. She is an previous buddy of Manoharlal.” Within the video, Mr. Dhakad is seen in an objectionable place with a girl after getting out of a automobile. The video is alleged to be from Could 13.

A white automobile may be seen within the clip. In accordance with transport division data, the car is registered in Mr. Dhakad’s identify.

(With inputs from PTI)