Woman, Two Daughters Abducted At Gunpoint In MP, Congress Slams BJP Over Law & Order Situation

Last Updated:June 22, 2025, 16:22 IST

The police have arrested five in connection with the matter, and a search is currently underway to trace the woman and her daughters.

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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.

Congress Attacks BJP Over Law and Order Situation

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.

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