Cutter man attacked 9 girls across Bhopal-Sagar:Devendra Ahirwar confesses to hatred for women, claims personal grievances fueled violence

The one I loved had me beaten up by her brothers. She even filed a complaint at the police station. When my wife lives with me, she abuses and beats me. She swears in front of the children. This is why I have developed hatred towards women. This revelation was made by Devendra Ahirwar alias Cutter Man during police interrogation. On the night of January 29, he attacked four girls in Bhopal with a cutter, injuring them, and terrorized the city for seven days. So far, he has attacked nine girls with a cutter. Devendra revealed that he had carried out similar attacks in 2014 in Sagar, targeting five girls. Later, he worked as a laborer in Sagar. “When the police couldn’t catch me, I grew bolder,” he said. He then moved to Rahatgarh, working with a friend, and was involved in financial fraud, keeping more money for himself. In 2020, a dispute led him to try slashing a man’s throat with a cutter; the man survived. After that, Devendra shifted to Bhopal, where he remained undetected by Rahatgarh police. To capture him, Bhopal police deployed 40 separate teams and announced a ₹30,000 reward. On the night of February 4, he was arrested. Ayodhya Nagar police produced him in court, from where he was sent to jail. On February 6, Piplani police secured a production warrant, and he is currently on a two-day remand. Used stolen bike to carry out attacks Late Wednesday night, Devendra Ahirwar left home on a stolen bike to target another girl, when Ayodhya Nagar police caught him. The police recovered a cutter and the stolen bike from his possession. He is addicted to watching objectionable content on social media. His relationship with his wife is strained. On the day of the incident, he had an argument with his wife, drank alcohol throughout the day, and went out after dark on the stolen bike to commit the attack. He claimed that this gave him a sense of satisfaction. Four porn films found on his phone Police seized the accused’s mobile phone, which contained four downloaded porn films. His search history showed repeated visits to porn sites. Devendra admitted that he watched porn before the attacks, then made obscene comments to the victims, and attacked them with a cutter when they objected. Serial attacks spread terror On the night of January 29, at 9:30 pm in B-Sector Sonagiri, around 10:15 pm, at A-Sector Sonagiri Piplani, and 11:20 pm at Narela Joda, a bike-riding assailant attacked four girls in the Ayodhya Nagar police area with a cutter, seriously injuring them. Police registered cases under attempted murder and other sections and began searches. About 150 police personnel across four police stations and 40 teams were deployed. A ₹30,000 reward was announced for his capture. On Thursday, police also paraded the accused. 900 CCTVs reviewed, 600 criminals questioned Police teams reviewed footage from over 900 CCTV cameras near the crime scenes and on routes leading to them. Based on the suspect’s appearance in the footage, informants were activated. A route map of over 5 km was prepared to reach the accused. About 600 known criminals and 100 suspects were taken into custody for questioning. Inquiry also involved knife-wielders and suspects involved in crimes against women, including those recently released from jail. The suspect’s photo, based on the CCTV footage, was circulated across social media groups and displayed on public posters. Ran toward jungle on seeing police Additional Police Commissioner Gautam Solanki said that on the night of February 4, during the search, the accused was spotted near Chhola Mandir, Ayodhya Bypass, Sagar Landmark. On seeing police, he ran toward the nearby jungle but was caught after a cordon was formed. During a search, a cutter was recovered from his possession. He admitted to attacks in 2014 in Sagar, in addition to the four recent attacks. The accused is identified as Devendra Ahirwar (37), resident of Ghasera Mohalla, Rahatgarh district, Sagar. He lives in Buda Colony, Karond police station area, Bhopal, with his wife and children, and runs a mixer machine and labor work. CCTV showed the bike number He was frustrated with constant fights with his wife. Devendra admitted that he was often denied food by his wife. He vented his anger on girls he encountered on the street and then hid at home. Four months ago, he stole a bike near Karond vegetable market, which he used for the attacks. Police recovered the vehicle. Girl’s friend slapped him Police said that on the day he attacked three girls in Piplani and one girl in Ayodhya Nagar, he had also argued with his wife. While drunk, during his first Piplani attack, a friend of a victim caught him and slapped him two to three times. He begged for forgiveness and was released, but soon after attacked three other girls with a cutter