The murder of Nafe Singh Rathee has sparked a massive outrage in India. On Sunday evening, the Haryana chief of the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) Nafe Singh Rathee was shot dead by unknown assailants in the Jhajjar district. Nafe Singh Rathee's SUV was tailed by shooters and they surrounded him and sprayed bullets on his vehicle. During the Nafe Singh Rathee firing, several security personnel suffered severe injuries. As per reports, Nafe Singh Rathee's murder took place when the INLD chief was traveling in an SUV and that is when the assailants, who were in another car, attacked him in Jhajjar's Bahadurgarh town. Now, Nafe Singh Rathee's CCTV video has surfaced on social media and the killers have been caught on security footage.
In Nafe Singh Rathee's CCTV video, around five assailants were reportedly seen arriving in an i10 car. Suspicious vehicles have also been spotted in CCTV footage near the crime scene. The police are attempting to trace the vehicle's number. As of now, no concrete leads have been identified by the police.
In the Nafe Singh Rathee murder case, the Bahadurgarh police have filed an FIR against former MLA Naresh Kaushik, current chairman Saroj Rathee's husband Ramesh Rath, his father-in-law Karmveer Rathee, brother-in-law Kamal Rathee, Mangaram Rathee's son Satish Rathee, grandson Gaurav, and Rahul, along with five others. "We have registered an FIR on the basis of the complaint received. Five teams have been constituted with 2 DSPs to arrest the accused. Investigation is underway. We are collecting physical and scientific evidence...," said Jhajjar DSP Shamsher Singh as quoted by a newswire.
Who was Nafe Singh Rathee?
For the unversed, Nafe Singh Rathee was a former MLA from Bahadurgarh and served as INLD chief for two terms. He was also the President of the ex-MLA Association of Haryana. As per reports, Rathee had been receiving death threats over the past few days. Nafe Singh Rathee was regarded as a prominent Jat leader hailing from Jatwada Bahadurgarh in Haryana's Jhajjar district. He had a significant political career and played a pivotal role in Haryana's legislative landscape. Also, he served as a Member of the 9th and 10th Haryana Legislative Assembly, representing the Bahadurgarh constituency.
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