#JustIn: Pulkit Tandon Detained After Assaulting Woman and Mother
Pulkit Tandon taken into custody as police investigate brutal assault in Satna.
The horrifying assault scandal which erupted in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district after CCTV footage went viral showing BJP Nagod Mandal President Pulkit Tandon brutally attacking a young beauty parlour worker and her mother late Tuesday night, January 27, 2026. The 24-year-old survivor, employed at a parlour adjacent to Tandon's warehouse, alleges he lured her under false pretenses of makeup work, then grabbed, threw her down, and beat her mercilessly while hurling casteist slurs.
The footage—shared thousands of times by Wednesday morning—captures Tandon shoving the woman violently as she resists, followed by chaos when her mother (48) and brother rush in. Tandon allegedly snatched and smashed the brother's phone during video attempt, then punched the mother causing nasal fractures and bruises. Nagod Police registered FIR No. 57/2026 under BNS Sections 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 79 (criminal force on woman), 351(2) (criminal intimidation), and 196 (common intention) against Tandon and associate Rajkumar Namdev.
Additional SP Prem Lal Kurve confirmed: "Victim's medical exam shows contusions, scratches; Tandon detained for questioning. Raids ongoing at warehouse yielding torn clothes, broken phone." The survivor detailed in complaint: "He locked doors, said 'tu meri biwi banegi,' then assaulted when I screamed. Mother bore head injuries intervening." Neighbours reported Tandon's history of strong-arming local traders over warehouse rents.
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Congress MP Chief Jeetu Patwari detonated politically: "Not BJP rule, but BAJRANGI rule in MP! Nagod BJP neta beats woman in his godown—power intoxication peak. Daily atrocities on women get BJP protection, not punishment." Viral clips amassed 5M+ views, trending #NagodHooliganRaj as women's groups demand CBI probe, fast-track court.
Embarrassed BJP Satna unit fired show-cause notice demanding Tandon's explanation within 7 days, warning expulsion. Local MLAs distance themselves; CM Mohan Yadav's office hints "zero tolerance." As protests swell outside Nagod station, this exposes BJP's ground-level muscle flexing ahead of urban polls, with opposition vowing Assembly ruckus.
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