Dewas: Couple Self-Immolates Protesting Encroachment; Mob Pelts Stones, Tehsildar Flees

• Santosh Vyas and his wife set themselves on fire in Satwas, Dewas, protesting the removal of their house built on a public drain.
• The couple sustained severe burns after pouring petrol on themselves as the JCB began demolition, and were referred to Indore hospital.
• An enraged crowd pelted stones at the municipal JCB, forcing Tehsildar Arvind Diwakar and his team to flee the scene.
• The encroachment was a house illegally constructed on a public drain, leading to waterlogging complaints from Mohandas Bairagi.
• SDOP Kannod Aditya Tiwari later pacified the crowd; a tense atmosphere persists, with additional forces deployed in Satwas.

Why It Matters: Tense situation in Dewas as couple's self-immolation during anti-encroachment drive sparks mob violence.