The murder of Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Nafe Singh Rathi has shocked Haryana. But tragedy may have been prevented had warnings been heeded.
Just last year, Rathi was embroiled in a chilling dispute when BJP leader Jagdish Rathi died by suicide after accusing Rathi of land grabbing. Now, in a tragic turn, Jagdish Rathi’s relatives are among those accused of gunning down the INLD leader.
Rathi’s son Jitendra revealed the family knew they were targets. “We received information my father and our family were under threat,” he said. Despite pleas for security, their requests were denied. Jitendra alleges the state government’s complicity: “So the conspiracy behind my father’s murder involves them.”
The attack was brazen – assassins bombarding Rathi’s SUV with a hail of bullets as it idled at a railway crossing. While Rathi and an aide died, two others were badly injured.
Police have now charged Gaurav and Satish Rathi, relatives of local BJP leaders, with murder and criminal conspiracy. But Jitendra insists more politicians hold responsibility. He believes the high-powered weapons suggest big funding.
As critics condemn the lack of security, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar promises no culprits will be spared. But for the Rathi family, that vow rings hollow. Too little, too late, a life already lost. Tragedy could have been prevented.
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