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Shots were fired astatine a trader’s location successful Madhya Pradesh’s Khargone district, and the attackers aboriginal demanded ₹10 crore, portion a societal media station claimed they had links to the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, an authoritative said connected Thursday (March 19, 2026).
The incidental took spot connected Monday (March 16) astatine Bhilgaon nether Kasrawad constabulary presumption limits, astir 50 km from the territory headquarters. Security has been deployed astatine the residence of the trader, Dilip Rathore, helium said.
The household was successful Indore astatine the time, the authoritative said.
District Superintendent of Police (SP) Ravindra Verma said a lawsuit was registered based connected a ailment by Dilip’s lad Satyendra connected Wednesday. He confirmed that a firing incidental took spot and said constabulary are investigating each angles.
In his complaint, Satyendra said that helium and his begetter subsequently received threats done WhatsApp calls and dependable notes from chartless persons. The accused allegedly sent a video of the firing and demanded ₹10 crore, threatening to stroke up the house.
A dependable telephone received connected Tuesday (March 17) threatened to termination the full household and claimed that the firing was carried retired connected Monday night.
Satyendra told the constabulary that aggregate calls were received from overseas numbers connected Wednesday, but the trader's household ignored those, Verma added.
After receiving the video, the trader's household checked CCTV footage, which showed 3 masked men connected a motorcycle opening occurrence astatine the house, the authoritative said.
Meanwhile, a societal media station by persons identifying themselves arsenic “Harry Boxer” and “Arju Bishnoi” claimed work for the firing and said the attackers had links with gangster Lawrence Bishnoi's transgression syndicate. The station issued further threats to the trader and his family.
Police said they were verifying the claims made successful the societal media station and probing imaginable links to a akin menace reported precocious successful the Ashok Nagar district.
Dilip Rathore said helium is presently retired of station, adding that his household members are scared. He declined to remark further.
