BHOPAL: A simmering feud inside Satna’s Nagod erstwhile royal family turned violent on Thursday when a woman allegedly opened fire with a licensed rifle during a heated confrontation at the historic Parsmania Garhi, critically injuring Yogita Singh, wife of Rupendra Singh alias Baba Raja, police said.
Police arrested the accused woman, identified as Sunita Parihar, and recovered the licensed rifle allegedly used in the firing. Officials said a detailed investigation is underway to ascertain the sequence of events and circumstances leading to the shooting.
According to the FIR, a copy of which is with TOI, Yogita Singh stated that she went to her ancestral house at Parsmania along with her son Prithudev Singh and brother Nagendra Singh Rathore on Thursday afternoon. In her complaint lodged at Unchehara police station, she alleged that Sunita Parihar, who was staying at the property, began abusing her and asked her to leave the house. Yogita alleged in the FIR that when she refused to leave, the accused threatened to kill her and opened fire “with intent to kill”. She said that one bullet struck the left side of her abdomen. She further alleged that shots were also fired towards her sons and claimed that the woman assaulted her in the past as well.
Family members alleged that multiple rounds were fired during the incident. Speaking to local media persons, Yogita’s mother Narendra Kumari claimed that Sunita fired multiple rounds from a window. Yogita was first taken to a hospital in Satna and later shifted to a private hospital in Rewa, where she underwent surgery. Doctors said her condition is now stable, but she remains under observation.
“The accused has been arrested, the suspected weapon that was used in the incident has been recovered and is being examined. Multiple rounds were fired by the accused. The victim has undergone surgery, and her condition is stable and under monitoring by doctors. Detailed probe is going on,” Satna SP Hansraj Singh told TOI.
The Nagod princely state was established in 1478 AD by Parihar Rajputs and later merged with the Indian Union in 1950 after Independence. The state was known as ‘Unchahara’ after Unchehara, its original capital until the 18th century.
