On a Monday night in the Kampu quarter of Tonk, Rajasthan, a gathering behind a closed door became a flashpoint between neighbours who suspected something was amiss and the young men who had come to it. Two local men were left hurt, two others were taken into custody, and a search surfaced swords and a heavy cleaver. As is so often the case when fear and gossip meet a locked house, the full account is still being pieced together, and the difference between what neighbours saw and what police were told remains an open question.
Two arrested after sword attack during Tonk house party; police recover swords and gandasa
Two local men were allegedly attacked with sharp-edged weapons, and one was referred to Jaipur for further treatment.
Neighbours knocked on a closed door to ask what was happening inside
Mark
Let's start with the basic picture. What actually happened on Monday night in Kampu?
Mimi
Neighbours got suspicious about a house where women had been staying for a couple of days and men were arriving at night. They knocked on the door, and two men inside allegedly attacked two locals with a sword and a knife.
Mark
And then the crowd formed?
Mimi
Yes. Residents surrounded the house and wouldn't let anyone leave. Police from Kotwali station arrived with DSP Mrityunjay Mishra and tried to calm things down.
Luke
I'd flag that the attack itself is described as alleged. Police have confirmed two arrests, but the sequence at the door comes mainly from residents.
Mark
The police and residents also seem to tell the story differently.
Mimi
They do. Residents say the women had been seen at the house for days. The SHO, Bhanwar Lal Vaishnav, says the women were tenants who invited two men, and that more men came after neighbours objected.
Luke
Worth noting those aren't contradictory on every point, but the reason the men arrived is only the police's version. Nobody has said what the party actually was.
Mark
What about the weapons?
Mimi
Swords and a gandasa were brought out of the house wrapped in cloth. But police hadn't made a definitive statement on the recovery when this was reported.
Luke
So the recovery is observed, not formally announced. And the claims about the owner, Pradeep Sharma, and his son are residents' allegations. Nothing in the reporting verifies them.
Mark
What's still open?
Mimi
Three men fled and haven't been traced. One injured man went to Jaipur, but his condition isn't given. And no charges have been laid out yet.
Il Polso
- Neighbours surrounded a closed house on Monday night, refusing to let those inside leave as tempers rose.
- Two local men were allegedly cut down with a sword and a knife, and one was sent to Jaipur for treatment.
- Police from Kotwali station, led by DSP Mrityunjay Mishra, moved in to calm the crowd and escort the women out.
- Two men were arrested and swords and a gandasa were carried away wrapped in cloth, while three others slipped off before police arrived.
- Investigators are chasing the fleeing men and complaints of illegal activity, with charges and the full sequence of events still unsettled.
On a Monday night in the Kampu quarter of Tonk, Rajasthan, a gathering behind a closed door became a flashpoint between neighbours who suspected something was amiss and the young men who had come to it. Two local men were left hurt, two others were taken into custody, and a search surfaced swords and a heavy cleaver. As is so often the case when fear and gossip meet a locked house, the full account is still being pieced together, and the difference between what neighbours saw and what police were told remains an open question.
On Monday night in Kampu, Tonk, residents grew uneasy about a house that had drawn a stream of visitors. Six young women had reportedly been living there for only a few days, and when young men arrived for what looked like a party, neighbours knocked on the closed door to ask what was going on. Two men inside allegedly attacked two locals, one with a sword and one with a knife, and the street quickly filled with an angry crowd.
Police from Kotwali station arrived with DSP Mrityunjay Mishra and worked to calm the scene. Officers went inside, questioned the women, and escorted them out, while two men were led to a vehicle with their faces covered as the crowd pressed back. Inside, officers recovered swords and a gandasa. One injured man was referred to Jaipur for further care, and his condition has not been made public.
The accounts diverge. Residents say the house belongs to a local man whose son often came by with associates, and they describe the gathering as suspicious. The station house officer says the women were tenants who had arrived only days earlier and that the young men were invited, with others arriving after objections were raised. These claims remain unverified. Charges have not been described, and what happens next depends on whether the three men who fled are found and what the investigation finds about the complaints.
On Monday night in the Kampu area of Tonk, in Rajasthan, residents gathered outside a closed house and refused to let the people inside leave. By the time police reached the spot, two local men had allegedly been attacked with sharp-edged weapons, and the street was in a state of open protest.
According to the account of local residents, six young women had been seen at the house for two or three days. On Monday night, young men arrived for what residents understood to be a party. Suspicious about what was going on, neighbours knocked on the closed door to ask about the gathering. Two men inside then allegedly attacked two of the locals, one with a sword and the other with a knife. The attack inflamed the crowd, which surrounded the house. Five young men and six young women were reportedly inside. Three of the five men managed to slip away before police arrived.
One of the injured men was referred to Jaipur for further treatment. The source does not say how seriously either man was hurt.
Personnel from Kotwali police station arrived, along with DSP Mrityunjay Mishra, and tried to calm the crowd. Visuals from the scene showed officers and the Circle Officer entering the premises, questioning the women and escorting them out. The two men held at the scene were led to a police vehicle while the crowd pushed back. Both covered their faces.
Bhanwar Lal Vaishnav, the Station House Officer at Kotwali, confirmed that two men had been arrested. His account of how the evening began differs somewhat from the residents' version. He said the six women had moved into the house as tenants only two or three days earlier, and that on Monday night they invited two young men over. More young men came after local residents raised objections. Police are looking into residents' complaints of illegal activity at the premises and are trying to trace the men who fled.
A search of the house turned up sharp-edged weapons, among them swords and a gandasa, a heavy cleaver-like blade. Officers were seen carrying the weapons out wrapped in cloth. At the time of reporting, police had not issued a definitive statement on the recovery.
Residents also made claims about the property. They said the house belongs to Pradeep Sharma, who lives in another house near the Roadways Depot area, and that his son often visited with associates, which they also found suspicious. These are the residents' allegations only; police have not confirmed them, and the investigation continues.
No charges have been described yet. What remains to be seen is whether the three men who escaped are found, what the police conclude about the complaints of illegal activity, and how the competing accounts of who was invited, and why, are reconciled.
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Police said the six young women had moved in as tenants two or three days earlier and invited two young men over on Monday night.— Bhanwar Lal Vaishnav, SHO, Kotwali police station
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