Nafe Singh Rathi murder case: Names of 3 others included in FIR, henchmen of gangster sitting abroad suspected of murder

The names of three more people have been registered in the FIR in the murder case of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) state president Nafe Singh Rathi in Jhajjar, Haryana.

All three people belong to two political parties. The three people named in the FIR include Virendra Rathi, Sandeep Rathi and Rajpal Sharma. Haryana Police suspects that the shooter and henchmen of the most wanted gangster sitting abroad may be involved in the murder of Nafe Singh.

Police suspect that the most wanted gangster sitting in UK had got a BJP leader murdered in Delhi a few months ago. Haryana Police will interrogate a close relative of this most wanted gangster in Tihar Jail today. Earlier yesterday, Haryana Police had interrogated Haryana's top gangster Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi in Tihar Jail. However, Sandeep alias Kala Jathedi clearly denied any involvement in the murder of Nafe Singh. Haryana Police is getting some such evidence, after which the entire suspicion is going on the shooters and henchmen of the most wanted gangster sitting abroad.

Nafe Singh Rathi was INLD Chief in Haryana. He was returning to his home in Bahadurgarh during the attack on 25 February. As soon as his SUV stopped near a railway crossing, five assailants in a car started firing at him and other people sitting in the SUV. After this the accused fled towards Sonipat. In this firing, Nafe Rathi and one of his associates died on the spot, while two others were seriously injured. He is undergoing treatment in the hospital.

The police had registered a case against a total of 12 accused, including 7 named, in the murder of Nafe Singh that took place on the evening of 25 February. Now the names of three more people have been included in the FIR. Nafe Singh Rathi was accused of instigating a BJP leader to commit suicide a year ago. Rathi's family has accused the BJP leader's relatives of being involved in the murder. The names of the BJP leader's son and brother and other relatives are also included in the list of accused. The police is investigating the matter closely.