20-yr-old MP woman shot dead by her stalker ahead of court hearing: Police

Deepak Rathore, 23, is now on the run, said Devendra Patidar, additional superintendent of police (Addl SP) Dhar

Updated on: Apr 26, 2023, 22:04:33 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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BHOPAL: A 20-year-old woman was shot dead on Wednesday in Madhya Pradesh’s Dhar district by a man she accused of stalking her, police said. The accused has been identified by the police as Deepak Rathore, who had been allegedly stalking her.

Police said the woman had gone to her employer for a ₹1,000 loan in connection with a court hearing (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Rathore is now on the run, said Devendra Patidar, additional superintendent of police (Addl SP) Dhar.

Patidar said Deepak Rathore, 23, had been harassing the woman for the last two years. She finally complained about him to the police a few months ago which registered a case under Section 354 (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code against him at the Naugaon police station.

Additional SP Devendra Patidar said, ”The woman was the eldest of three sisters and used to work as a cook at a hotel. On Wednesday, there was a court hearing in her case and she had gone to the hotel to borrow ₹1,000 from the hotel owner for the hearing. The woman was shot thrice by the accused Deepak Rathore on the road outside the hotel. She died on the spot.”

Her employer rushed out when he heard gunshots and found the woman lying on the road. She died on the spot.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More

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