Overview

• Police say the 23-year-old was dragged into a white four-wheeler around 9:30 pm Saturday at Bhavsar Dharamshala while practising garba.
• Video from the scene shows people fleeing as an accused brandished a pistol-like object during the abduction.
• Check posts were activated across the district and the vehicle was intercepted under Shamgarh police jurisdiction, leading to the woman’s recovery.
• Officers seized the vehicle and the pistol-like object, which was later confirmed to be a toy.
• Seven suspects — identified by police as Ramchandra Mehar, Kamlesh, Fakir Chand Mehar, Shambhulal Mehar, Dinesh Gurjar, Shyamabai and Manisha — were produced in court after an FIR under kidnapping and Arms Act provisions, with the investigation continuing.