Bhopal: The Chambal valley in Madhya Pradesh, a haven for bandits, is seeing a spurt in kidnappings and killings.
If Gurjars are angry over the repeated killings of their community members by the Gadaria gang of dacoits, many Brahmins have decided to shed their sacred thread to protest against the kidnapping of one of them by the Sikarwar gang.
Five people of the Gurjar community were killed allegedly by Gadaria dacoits on November 7 at Kariara village in Shivpuri district, about 300 km from Bhopal. The victims were abducted, held captive for several hours and then gunned down.
The incident occurred at a time when the police believed that the gang - linked to over 100 cases of murder, extortion, kidnappings and robberies in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan - had faded into oblivion after Dayaram, a gang leader, was shot dead in early August.
However, a note found beside the Gurjars' bodies carried the names of six members of the gang.
The cold-blooded massacre has enraged the Gurjars so much that many of them have pledged to take revenge if the police failed to eliminate the Gadaria gang. Gurjar leader Avatar Singh Bhadana has, however, asked the community to observe restraint.
"We will wait till December 17 for the Government to act and eliminate the Gadaria gang. After that, we will ask our youth to proceed to jungles and kill them," he said.
Morena district observed a shutdown on Monday in response to a call given by the Gurjars to protest against the killings.
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