Overview

• Shyamlal Dhakad, vice president of the BJP’s Budha Mandal in Malhargarh, was found dead on July 18 with severe head injuries in his terrace-level bedroom.
• His son discovered the 45-year-old politician around 9 a.m. when he went to serve tea, finding Dhakad’s body soaked in blood.
• Investigators suspect the assassin climbed through a family-built shed to access Dhakad’s second-floor room and inflict repeated wounds with a sharp weapon.
• Police have registered a murder case, dispatched the body for post-mortem, and deployed multiple teams alongside forensic experts to collect evidence at the scene.
• Deputy Chief Minister Jagdish Devda took to social media to express condolences and directed district police to pursue a prompt, impartial probe.