Bhanwari Devi case remains one of the most high-profile criminal investigations in Rajasthan's political history . It involves the disappearance and murder of Bhanwari Devi

Abduction and Murder: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) alleged that Maderna and MLA Malkhan Singh Bishnoi conspired to have her abducted and killed to suppress the evidence. Her remains were eventually discovered in a canal near Jodhpur. Legal Status and Key Figures

The case began on September 1, 2011, when Bhanwari Devi, an auxiliary nurse and midwife, went missing from her home in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Reports quickly surfaced that she possessed a 52-minute video CD allegedly showing her in a "compromising position" with powerful figures, including then-Water Resources Minister Mahipal Maderna and Luni MLA Malkhan Singh Bishnoi.

: The CBI alleged that this CD was the primary motive behind a conspiracy to silence her. She was lured to Jodhpur’s Bilara area on the pretext of receiving payment for a car, where she was kidnapped, strangled, and her body subsequently burnt and dumped in a canal. Legal and Security Warning