Overview
- Police allege 32-year-old Chandan Badole shot his 58-year-old father, Jagan Badole, on April 20 in Pichhodi village while the victim’s wife witnessed the attack.
- Officers mounted a 35-day search through forests along the Narmada River in which three teams conducted repeated raids and offered a Rs 10,000 reward for information.
- Authorities arrested Chandan on May 26 after an informant tip led police to a temple in the riverside forest where he tried to flee by jumping from the roof and was injured.
- Investigators cite a recent social‑media reel in which the accused complained about land and money and say the dispute involved demands for more than Rs 2 lakh after the father had earlier mortgaged land to give Rs 2 lakh.
- Chandan is in police custody and will face further interrogation and forensic checks as officers seek to confirm motive, possible wider involvement, and the case’s next legal steps while the village reels from the killing.