Prakash Shekhawat was an honest journalist from the Umaria district. His
campaign against illegal mining had kept criminals bothered. Prakash would
receive death threats daily, but he was not afraid of anyone.
Meanwhile, a high-profile kidnapping took place in the Umaria district that
shook the police administration. A child named Jai, who was the son of PWd
Chief Engineer Umesh Singh, was kidnapped while returning from school. A
ransom call was made demanding one crore rupees. The police handled the case
perfectly and were able to save Umesh Singh's son in time. During the
investigation, the police found out that an electrician named Bansi was
involved in the kidnapping and he revealed that the entire plan was
masterminded by Prakash Shekhawat.
Later, Bansi changed his statement and revealed that the plan was actually
created by the security guard of the PWD office, who had involved two other
hired criminals. Eventually, the rest of the kidnappers were caught too.
A few days after this incident, Prakash Shekhawat and his family were brutally
murdered. Apart from Prakash, his family consisted of his wife, who was a
homemaker, his daughter Rani, who was a student, and his son Deepak, who was
studying engineering and had come home for a few days. Additionally, there
were two paying guests, Kavya and Simran, who also lived in the house, but
they were away at their respective homes at the time of the incident.
