Minor girl gang-raped, forced to consume poison, dies in MP’s Sehore: Police

Police said the probe was going on the accusation being made by the father after the arrest of the accused Kanha and Jagpal for rape and murder

Published on: Jun 5, 2025, 11:43:17 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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A minor girl was gang-raped and killed after being forced to consume poison in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district, said police. Police said that both the accused have been arrested, and investigation is underway.

On Tuesday night, police registered the first information report (FIR) and sent the body for the postmortem. (Representative file photo)

However, the father of the minor girl accused police of negligence claiming that he was turned away from the police station when he sought help.

Sehore, additional superintendent of police (ASP), Sunita Rawat said the probe was going on the accusation being made by the father after the arrest of the accused Kanha and Jagpal for rape and murder.

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According to the father, the minor girl along with younger sister had gone to fetch water from a hand pump at around 10pm on Monday.

“Kanha and Jagpal abducted her and took her to a shop and locked the shutter behind them. My younger daughter informed me. I immediately began searching for her. She was found in a semi-conscious condition after a few hours. The girl informed that that the accused forcefully put sulphas tablets in her mouth asking her to consume it,” he added.

“When her condition worsened, he rushed to the Ahmedpur police station for help but alleged that police personnel abused him asking him to leave. He then took his daughter to Hamidia Hospital in Bhopal, where she succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday,” said the father.

The family protested with the body of the minor girl against the police personnel. They demanded immediate arrest of the accused and action against police personnel.

On Tuesday night, police registered the first information report (FIR) and sent the body for the postmortem.

“We are investigating the matter. The accused have been arrested and being interrogated”, ASP Rawat said.

The opposition Congress asked for accountability from the state government.

“In Ahmedpur of Sehore, two youths held a minor girl hostage and raped her, then killed her by feeding her sulphas pills. Will the chief minister get the accused hanged? Crimes have become rampant in MP, but the government is ignorant”, MP state Congress President Jeetu Patwari said.

A comment from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson in the state is awaited and the copy will be updated accordingly.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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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