Man found hanging in Jaipur

misconceived” pleas were “encouraging” those AGITATING AGAINST THE ilm.

Also, West Bengal’s Mamata BanerJEE BECAME THE irst CHIEF Minister to say SHE was READY to welcome THE ilm and its crew — at a time when Chief Ministers of at least four other states have opposed the movie’s release.

Hindu groups backed by the BJP are up in arms against the movie over conjectures that it distorts history about Rajput queen Padmavati and Rajput culture.

Police in Jaipur said they were inding out WHETHER THE 40-year-old man’s death — his body was found on the outer walls of the Nahargarh Fort — had anything to do with th Padmavati row.

The message, scrawled on rocks nearby, read, “Hum putle nahin jalate... latkate HAIN” (WE Don’t Burn EFIGIES, we hang them).

“Padmavati ka virodh karne walon... Hum main hai dum.” (Those protesting against Padmavati... We have guts) Deputy Commissioner of Police Satyendra Singh told IANS that the dead man HAD BEEN IDENTIIED As CHETAN SAINI, A resident of Jaipur’s Shastri Nagar who ran a jewellery and handicrafts business.

Singh said it was not clear if it was murder or suicide and that it would be too early to relate the messages on the rocks to Padmavati.

The Rajput Karni Sena, which is most vocal against the movie, denied any involvement in the case.

“We express complete disapproval of it and deny our involvement in any manner,” Vivek Singh Shekhawat, the Rajasthan General Secretary of the group said.