Gwalior, July 10 -- A special SC/ST Court in Gwalior has declared Dinesh Lodhi, son of BJP MLA from Pichhore in Shivpuri district Pritam Lodhi, an absconder and issued a permanent arrest warrant against him in connection with a case registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

The case was registered at Purani Chhawani police station in Gwalior in 2023, and arrest warrants were repeatedly issued against the accused since then, but he allegedly remained absent from court proceedings.

Following his continued non-appearance despite repeated warrants, the Special SC/ST Court on Thursday issued a permanent arrest warrant against Dinesh Lodhi.

Government advocate at the Gwalior District and Sessi...