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    Home / News / India News / INLD leader's death: BJP leader among 7 named in FIR
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    INLD leader's death: BJP leader among 7 named in FIR
    INLD leader was shot dead in Jhajjar district

    INLD leader's death: BJP leader among 7 named in FIR

    By Snehadri Sarkar
    Feb 26, 2024
    06:18 pm

    What's the story

    Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Haryana chief Nafe Singh Rathee was shot dead in Jhajjar district's Bahadurgarh on Sunday.

    Now, surveillance camera footage has emerged, which shows the killer's movement in a Hyundai i20 just before they sprayed Rathee's SUV with bullets.

    The 66-year-old former MLA and one of his aides were killed in the attack, while two others suffered critical injuries.

    Moreover, a leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), among others, has been booked in the case.

    Case filed

    BJP leader among 7 named in FIR for Rathee's murder

    A murder case has been filed against seven people. These included BJP leader and former legislator Naresh Kaushik and several relatives of Bahadurgarh Municipal Corporation Chairperson Saroj Rathi.

    Additional charges under various sections of the Indian Penal Code have also been added to the FIR.

    Rathee's family suspects former Haryana minister Mange Ram Numberdar's involvement in the murder. To recall, Rathee was implicated in an abetment to suicide case involving Numberdar's son last year.

    CCTV footage

    Police on lookout for car used by attackers

    According to reports, Rathee's car stopped at a railway crossing on Sunday when the attackers' car pulled up nearby.

    They fired at Rathee's car while he was in the front seat and his nephew was driving.

    Around 20 shots were fired, leaving bullet marks on Rathee's car, reports said.

    The police are now searching for the i20 car used by the attackers.

    CCTV footage shows the attackers' car following Rathee's SUV to the crossing and returning about 20 minutes later.

    Twitter Post

    Watch: CCTV footage of the incident

    Breaking:

    CCTV visuals of attackers' car. A case registered against 7 people in the killing of Haryana INLD chief #NafeSinghRathee.

    The complaint was filed by Rathee's driver, who was at the spot when the #INLD Leader was shot in Jhajjar. #Haryana pic.twitter.com/jBvUjsYYvo

    — Yuvraj Singh Mann (@yuvnique) February 26, 2024

    Opposition's reaction

    Opposition slams Haryana government over law and order situation

    The assault on Rathee, just months before the Lok Sabha elections, sparked strong criticism from opposition parties, which claimed a collapse in law and order in the BJP-governed state.

    However, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar assured that "not a single culprit involved in this case will be spared."

    Khattar has directed the police to apprehend the suspects as quickly as possible and take the most severe action.

    Son's reaction

    'Political people killed my father': Rathee's son

    Speaking to the media, Rathee's son, Jitendra Singh Rathee, said that his father was killed "for politics."

    "We have never had any rivalry with any gang. These are political people who have killed my father for politics," he said.

    Earlier, the INLD's Abhay Chautala said that Rathee had requested increased security due to threats on his life but did not receive any additional protection.

    Twitter Post

    Watch: Jitendra Singh Rathee's statement here

    VIDEO | "We have never had any rivalry from any gang. These are political people who have killed my father for politics," says Jitendra Singh Rathee on murder of his father and INLD leader Nafe Singh Rathee in Haryana's Jhajjar. pic.twitter.com/1fx4a7WoK5

    — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) February 26, 2024
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