Four men gang-rape 90-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa: Police

Four men allegedly gang-raped a 90-year-old woman and tried to kill her in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district; police have launched a manhunt for the accused

Published on: Mar 7, 2026, 19:48:58 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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Bhopal: Four men allegedly gang-raped a 90-year-old woman and tried to kill her in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa district, police said.

Four men allegedly raped a 90-year-old woman in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh

The woman was living in a house on a farm. “On Wednesday night, she was sleeping when the four men entered her house and brutally raped the elderly woman,” Punasa Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDOP) Manohar Gawli said.

“After committing the crime, the criminals tried to kill the woman by throwing her into a well. But hearing people’s cries, they left her in the field and fled. When villagers arrived at the farm on Thursday morning, they found the woman in an injured condition,” the SDOP said.

“Her daughter reached home and saw multiple injuries. But they hid the matter because of social stigma. On Friday, she brought bandages and medicines from a medical store, but her condition showed no improvement. She kept going back and forth to get medicines. The medical store owner informed the police,” he added.

Around 10 pm on Friday, the daughter took her mother to the government hospital in Punasa, from where she was referred to Khandwa District Hospital around 2 am on Saturday.

A police team reached the hospital and recorded the woman’s statement.

“The survivor said that the four men had covered their faces and entered her house in the night. They raped her and assaulted her brutally. She couldn’t resist due to age. After the rape, the accused tried to throw her cot into the well. Suddenly, they heard the sound of a vehicle or people nearby, and they fled,” a police officer said.

Police are investigating the matter and trying to nab the accused.

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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