BJP Leader Shyamlal Dhakad Murdered In His Sleep By Unidentified Assailants In MP's Mandsaur

Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh): BJP leader Shyamlal Dhakad (45) was murdered in his sleep by unidentified assailants at his home in Mandsaur district, sending shockwaves in the local political circles. He was sleeping on the second floor of his house.

Family members discovered Dhakad's body soaked in blood when they went upstairs on Friday morning. The body showed clear marks of a sharp weapon attack. His family was sleeping on the lower floor during the incident and heard nothing suspicious.

Dhakad served as vice-president of BJP's Hingoria Bada Mandal in Malhargarh assembly area. He had been an active party worker since 2021 and regularly participated in political programmes. He leaves behind a son and daughter.

Police arrived at the scene and registered a murder case. The body was sent for post-mortem. A forensic team was called to examine evidence at the crime scene.

Police station in-charge Prabhat Singh Gaur confirmed that search operations are underway in surrounding areas.

“Though the autopsy report is awaited, on-the-spot investigations strongly suggest that the unidentified assassin attacked Dhakad on the head with some sharp-edged weapon repeatedly, causing multiple wounds, which led to his death,” Mandsaur district police superintendent Abhishek Anand said.

“Dhakad slept in the room built on the first-floor terrace daily. He was murdered in the same room. A shed was constructed by Dhakad’s family in the house premises. It seems that the unidentified assassin climbed to Dhakad’s room through that shed only,” SP of Mandsaur added.

Deputy CM Jagdish Devda responded on social media, promising a fair investigation. He instructed district police to solve the case quickly and arrest those responsible. Dhakad was known to be close to Devda.

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