Overview
- The group of more than five men prowled Bijalpur in Rajendra Nagar from about 2:00 am to 4:30 am before fleeing.
- They targeted several nearby houses, including those of CMO Rajkumar Thakur and MPEB officer Narendra Dubey, cutting window nets and grills.
- Electricity to Patwari’s residence was cut, disabling on-site cameras, and the office area was ransacked with drawers and lockers broken.
- Mobile phones and other obvious valuables were left behind, prompting questions about motive beyond a routine burglary.
- Indore Police are analysing grainy footage from neighbours and have named the Bank Tanda gang as a lead, while the Congress condemned the breach and renewed calls for Patwari’s security.