College student, 19, abducted in Gwalior; her stalker is prime suspect: Police

Police said a man who had been stalking the college student was the prime suspect in the abduction case

Published on: Nov 20, 2023, 15:41:16 IST

By Shruti Tomar

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BHOPAL/GWALIOR: A 19-year-old college student was abducted by two men from a petrol pump in Madhya Pradesh’s Gwalior on Monday morning, police said.

Police said the abduction was captured on a CCTV camera installed at the petrol pump (Videograb)

A man who had been stalking her and created a ruckus at her house on Diwali is the prime suspect, Gwalior superintendent of police (SP) Rajesh Chandel said.

Chandel added that the woman was a resident of Lahar Bhind and a first-year student enrolled in a BA course.

“The student was returning from Bhind with her uncle on Monday morning. She was standing at the petrol pump at Jhansi Road Naka Chandravadni in Gwalior when two men came on a black motorcycle.

According to a CCTV footage of the incident, one of the two men waited on the motorcycle while the other man was seen forcibly making her sit on the bike.”Later, they fled away from the spot,” Chandel said.

Initial investigation by the police indicated that a villager had been stalking her for some time. “He had also gone to her home in Lahar on Diwali and created a ruckus. He is the prime suspect in the case,” said the SP.

(With inputs from Mahesh Shivhare)

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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