Police in Madhya Pradesh’s Alirajpur district detained four people on Monday, 13 July 2026, three days after a 40-year-old woman was attacked in her home during a robbery in a village under the Bori police station limits. Some of the stolen silver jewellery was recovered from the four, Superintendent of Police Raghuvansh Kumar Singh told PTI.
The search is far from over. “Based on clues found in the initial investigation, it appears that the number of accused could be around 10, and the search for the remaining accused is ongoing,” the SP said.
What police say happened
The break-in came late on Friday night. The woman, described by police as a widow whose children were away, was alone. ETV Bharat reported that police said eight to ten armed men forced open her door, held her at gunpoint and demanded to know where she had hidden eight kilograms of silver. She handed over about one kilogram. The men ransacked the house and dug up parts of the premises, then, police said, gang-raped her before running off.
Early police accounts gave smaller numbers. The SP put it at five to six men, and Hindustan Times, citing PTI, said two of them allegedly raped her. Police said the group left with silver ornaments and a mobile phone. Singh described a serious injury caused by a wooden object. “Preliminary investigation suggests that a wooden object was inserted into her private parts,” he told PTI, adding that doctors had confirmed the injuries.
She was taken to MY Hospital in Indore and operated on. According to the Times of India, citing PTI, doctors said she is in stable condition and is expected to be discharged soon.
A case has been registered under sections related to rape and dacoity, the SP said. “The strictest possible action will be taken against the accused responsible for this heinous crime,” he said. Teams have searched nearby villages and examined evidence from the scene.
Anger on the street and in politics
Residents of Bori were furious. A large crowd gathered outside the Bori police station, Times of India reported, demanding the death penalty for those responsible, and some chanted against the police.
The opposition Congress asked for a Special Investigation Team probe. Vikrant Bhuria, the party’s tribal wing chief and the MLA from Jhabua, visited the woman in Indore and alleged that around eight masked men were involved. He called the attack “shameful”, compared its brutality with the Delhi Nirbhaya case, and urged Chief Minister Mohan Yadav to order the SIT. He also asked for a government job for the woman’s adult son. The Congress said it had given Rs 1 lakh to the family.
Nagar Singh Chauhan, the state’s scheduled caste welfare minister, whose home district this is, said after meeting the family that the government was treating the matter with utmost seriousness. Those responsible, he said, would not be spared.
Sources
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