Shot in the eye at party, woman dumped in Indore hospital; keychain cracks case

Karishma Kotwal / TNN / Updated: Mar 22, 2025, 09:01 IST

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A 24-year-old woman named Bhavana Singh was shot in the eye at a party and later died in the hospital after the suspects abandoned her. The police have detained three individuals and are searching for two more, including the main suspect Ashu Yadav.

Shot in the eye at party, woman dumped in Indore hospital; keychain cracks case

24-year-old woman named Bhavana Singh was shot in the eye at a party and later died in the hospital after the suspects abandoned her

INDORE: A 24-year-old Indore woman was shot through the eye at a party, and then dumped in a hospital in the wee hours of Friday by those she was partying with, say police.
The victim, Bhavana Singh, died around 11am on Friday, eight hours after she was abandoned at Bombay Hospital by a group of men, who claimed she was hit by a stone in the eye, said hospital deputy director Rahul Parashar. Doctors tried to get them to identify her, but they fled, claiming they were going to get her family members.
In their haste, however, they dropped a keychain that cracked open the case and landed three of five suspects in custody.
It was around 3am on Friday that Bombay Hospital staff saw four-five men pull up in a car and carry a bleeding woman into the building. They turned and ran away, brushing off questions from the stunned staff. Since her vitals were weak and she was bleeding heavily from a punctured eye, she was wheeled into intensive care and put on ventilation.

Doctors realised it was a bullet that had pierced her eye and her brain, and not a stone. They immediately alerted police about the anonymous patient and the strange circumstances she was brought in.
Police detain three suspects, looking for 2 more accused
While doctors fought to save her life, police began trying to identify her and the suspects. Their prime clue was the keychain. It had an address that led officers to a residential building in Mahalaxmi Nagar, said DCP Abhinay Vishwakarma.
By then, Bhavana had died. The case was now a murder investigation.
Investigators found CCTV footage that showed four men leaving the premises. Police said the house was rented by five young men, two of whom worked with private firms and the others were students. The landlord provided the rental agreement, which had the identities of the tenants, who hailed from Datia, Gwalior, and Satna.
Further investigation revealed that the accused had rented a car, which they abandoned in Nipania, around 4km from Bombay Hospital. Bloodstains were found in the car. Its owner confirmed that it was rented by Ashu Yadav, a resident of Datia.
Police detained three suspects, and are looking for two more, including Ashu, say sources.
Bhavana, who had come to Indore for a make-up artist's course, was a friend of Ashu's live-in partner and attended the party on her invitation, say police. Midway through the party, she got up to leave, which sparked an altercation with Ashu, say sources. Initial probe suggests Ashu allegedly threatened her with a gun, which went off during the altercation, hitting Bhavana in the eye. DCP Vishwakarma confirmed that multiple individuals were involved in the incident and police are searching for the remaining suspects.

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