MP Shaken: Bishnoi Gang Threatens Indore Hosteller, Huge Opium Seizure in Neemuch

• Lawrence Bishnoi gang threatens Indore hostel owner's son for ₹5 crore ransom; police increase security.
• Neemuch police seize 9.76 quintals of opium (worth ₹97.6 lakh) from 11,600 plants hidden in cotton crops; one arrested.
• High Court demands Chief Secretary's affidavit on SIMS Hospital equipment procurement, setting March deadline.
• Country's first transgender Shankaracharya to be coronated in Bhopal on Mahashivratri; 10 Mahamandaleshwars also appointed.
• Shopkeeper dies during anti-encroachment drive in Jabalpur's Bargi, sparking protests and heightened tensions.