Overview
- Deepshikha Chaddar was shot outside the Shahgarh Community Health Centre as she arrived for her night shift near a busy bus stand close to a police station.
- Eyewitnesses reported the attacker pushed her to the ground and fired multiple rounds, with at least one bullet striking her in the back before he fled.
- Officers sealed the scene, collected forensic evidence, and launched a multi-team manhunt with alerts to neighboring Chhatarpur after the suspect reportedly ran toward a forested area.
- Preliminary inputs indicate a youth from the Jabalpur area known to the victim had pressured her to marry, and a local report names a Panagar resident as the primary suspect, though no arrest has been announced.
- The killing drew sharp political criticism from the Congress opposition, which demanded strict action and compensation for the victim’s family.