चपेट —

 

चपेट  f) grip (sujeción, agarre) [a situation of difficulty or crisis: the entire city in America is in the grip of a cyclone]; stroke (of misfortune etc.); involvement (participación, implicación)

की चपेट में आना  v) be embroiled [implicado] in a blow or accident; sustain [sufrir, padecer] injury/loss; be struck