Officials suspect that the weapon used in the shooting is “a country-made bharmar gun”, a traditional single-shot, muzzle-loading smoothbore firearm that is popular is the rural and forest parts of the region. 

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said at events in Indore and Ujjain that the Opposition was spreading anarchy by challenging democratic institutions, and remarked that Rahul Gandhi seemed to be “coming from Pakistan and doing politics”

Police say the girl pushed the child into a water tank after being scolded by his mother over a chocolate

A 19-month-old male cub, KNG22, died on Tuesday (October 27, 2026) after being shot outside Kuno National Park, the first such case since Project Cheetah began in 2022; the Centre and Madhya Pradesh have set up separate probes

Speaking to The Hindu, an official said that the gun culture has emerged as a “crucial segment” in the probe and that the matter had been brought up with senior police officers