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India Today
11 hours ago
- India Today
Gunmen storm Madhya Pradesh home; shoot man, kidnap wife, daughters in daylight
A man was shot and his wife and two children were abducted at gunpoint by a group of armed men in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, officials said on Sunday. The brutal assault, captured on video and now widely circulated online, has sparked outrage and political criticism over the law and order situation in the BJP-ruled to the police, over a dozen men — armed with pistols, sticks, and rods — stormed into the home of Hariram Pal. The attackers arrived in an SUV and multiple motorcycles. Without provocation, they began thrashing the family members before firing indiscriminately inside the was shot and critically injured. He was rushed to the district hospital and is said to be in a critical condition. The attackers then abducted Hariram's wife and two daughters, aged seven and five, dragging them into a vehicle at gunpoint as terrified bystanders watched. A video of the incident shows chaotic scenes of screams, gunfire, and armed men forcibly taking the woman and children while threatening anyone who tried to have identified the main accused as Sanjay Singh Rajput, a resident of the same village, who allegedly led the group of 10 to 15 assailants. The motive behind the attack is suspected to be a personal enmity, though officials are still probing the full suspects have been arrested so far, and a case has been filed against nine individuals under 11 sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), including attempted murder and kidnapping. advertisementEight of the accused remain unidentified. Police have seized the Bolero SUV and motorcycles used in the assault and conducted raids at over 25 locations. Five special teams have been formed to apprehend the remaining culprits, and a reward of Rs 10,000 has been announced for credible SP Agam Jain confirmed the sequence of events, stating that the assailants broke into the house, fired rounds into the air to create panic, assaulted Hariram Pal, and abducted his wife and daughters at gunpoint before incident has drawn sharp political reactions. Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari slammed the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led government, posting on X: "In Chhatarpur, a woman and her two children were abducted in broad daylight. The accused opened fire and took them away in a car. The law and order situation in the state is collapsing". He further questioned the accountability of the Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who also holds the Home portfolio, and accused the government of setting "new records of lawlessness".
News18
11 hours ago
- Politics
- News18
Woman, Two Daughters Abducted At Gunpoint In MP, Congress Slams BJP Over Law & Order Situation
Last Updated: The police have arrested five in connection with the matter, and a search is currently underway to trace the woman and her daughters. A woman and her two daughters were allegedly kidnapped by a group of over 12 men after the kidnappers opened fire and injured her husband in Madhya Pradesh's Chhatarpur district, reported PTI, citing police on Sunday. The men assaulted Hariram Pal and his family before abducting his wife and daughters, aged 7 and 5, at gunpoint. According to Sub-Divisional Police Officer Naveen Dubey, the incident unfolded on Saturday afternoon, at nearly 12:30 p.m. in Sumedi village under Lavkushnagar police station limits. The accused arrived on motorcycles and four-wheelers. While the police have arrested five in connection with the matter, a search is currently underway to trace the woman and her daughters. An official informed that the arrested individuals have been taken into custody and a case has been registered against them under various Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections, including attempt to murder. A video of the incident has also emerged online. It shows the accused carrying out the kidnapping in full public view. The official revealed the woman and her daughters were forced into an SUV and driven away as shots were fired in the air. Meanwhile, speaking to the reporters, Pal said that he was shot at while trying to rescue his wife and children, but he survived. The incident has triggered a public outrage, with the opposition attacking the BJP-led state government over the law and order situation in the state. 'A woman and her two children were kidnapped in broad daylight in Chhatarpur. The accused opened fire and forcibly took them away in a car," state Congress president Jitu Patwari said in a post on X. He also questioned the silence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, who also holds the home portfolio. Senior Congress leader and former state chief minister Kamal Nath raised concerns and said, 'There is no fear of law left in Madhya Pradesh. Such film-style crimes point to a state of jungle raj. This is deeply worrying." Amid the backlash, the Madhya Pradesh Home Department, in a post on X, confirmed a case has been filed in the case under multiple sections, including on charges of attempted murder in Sumedi village. First Published: June 22, 2025, 16:22 IST
