Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Student Shot At, Stabbed After Rejecting Marriage Proposal
A college student was attacked outside her exam hall in Sendhwa.
Police said another student, Ganesh Thakur, first used a country-made pistol and then a knife.
The knife injured the student in her back.
Students and other people nearby caught the accused.
The injured student was taken to a government hospital.
Police said the accused wanted to marry her.
She reportedly refused because her marriage had been arranged elsewhere.
Some witnesses said the pistol had misfired, while police said a shot was fired.
A college student was injured outside an examination hall in Sendhwa, Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday.
Police said Ganesh Thakur fired a country-made pistol and then stabbed the student in the back.
The attack happened after the student completed her examination at Veerbhanu Khajya Nayak Government Postgraduate College.
Students and bystanders apprehended Thakur and handed him over to police.
Police registered an attempt-to-murder case after the accused reportedly said he wanted to marry the student, who had rejected him.
- Who
- A college student was attacked; police identified the accused as fellow student Ganesh Thakur of Sonkhedi.
- What
- The student was reportedly shot at and stabbed in the back outside an examination hall.
- When
- Tuesday, after the student completed her examination.
- Where
- Veerbhanu Khajya Nayak Government Postgraduate College in Sendhwa, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- Police said the accused attacked her after she rejected his reported marriage proposal.
Police Version
Witnesses’ Version
Pistol incident
Police Version
Police stated that the accused fired a shot from a country-made pistol before attacking the student with a knife.
Witnesses’ Version
Some students and the victim’s cousin alleged that the pistol had misfired.
- Accused
- Ganesh Thakur, a student from Sonkhedi and reportedly a first-year BSc student
- Location
- Veerbhanu Khajya Nayak Government Postgraduate College, Sendhwa
- Weapons
- A country-made pistol and a knife were mentioned in the account
- Injury
- The student suffered an injury to her back
- Medical care
- She was taken to Government Hospital, Sendhwa, through Dial 112
- Legal action
- Police registered a case under attempt to murder
- Investigation
- Further investigation is underway