Chided Over Fight With Younger Brother, 12-Year-Boy Ends Life

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): A typical family incident wherein a brotherly feud between a six-year-old and 12-year-old leading to the elder son being chided by mother for being ‘elder’ led to suicide of the latter in Raoji bazaar police station limits on Monday.

Got into a fight with his younger brother

The police said that Atif, son of Abdul and a resident of South Toda, told his mother that he was going to take a bath. Shortly after, he got into a fight with his younger brother.

Boy hangs self in a vacant room after the fight

His mother chided, “Being older, don’t fight with your younger brother.” Upset with mother favouring younger brother, Atif went straight to his grandmother’s room, which was lying vacant since her death, and hanged himself.

Justice Sachdeva is MPHC CJ

Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva, Judge of Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Monday was made Chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.

Earlier, he was assigned duty of Chief Justice of MP HC on May 23 this year following retirement of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait on May 23, 2025. Since then, he was working as acting chief Justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court.