Chandigarh, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian National Lok Dal’s Haryana unit President and former legislator Nafe Singh Rathee was shot dead in an attack by unidentified assailants in the state’s Jhajjar district on Sunday, police said.
Rathee served as an MLA of the INLD from Bahadurgarh where the crime took place in the evening. Two other party activists who were travelling with him have died while two other are critically injured.
One of the party activist who died has been identified as Jaikishan, while his security personnel were injured in the attack.
The injured were rushed to nearby Brahm Shakti Sanjivani Hospital for treatment but the former MLA was declared dead on arrival. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
INLD spokesperson Rakesh Sihag said that Rathee, a two-time legislator, died after unidentified assailants opened fire at him while he was travelling in an SUV in Bahadurgarh town.
The assailants were in a car, a police official said.
The cause of the crime is yet to be ascertained, the official said, adding “property dispute seems the motive behind the crime”.
Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and his close associate Kala Jathedi are suspected to be behind the attack.
Jhajjar Superintendent of Police, Arpit Jain, told the media that the Crime Intelligence Agency (CIA) and STF teams have begun investigating the case.
INLD leader Abhay Chautala blamed the BJP-JJP government of failing to provide Rathee with security despite there being threat to his life. He demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Home Minister Anil Vij over the crime.
Two-time Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda said Rathee’s shooting reflected the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.
–IANS
vg/vd
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by TodayIndia.news and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of TodayIndia.news We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, TodayIndia.news takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
