Gangster shot dead by 5 gunmen in front of house in Rajasthan’s Sikar
Sikar (Rajasthan), Dec. 3: A gangster was shot dead by five men at the gate of his house in Rajasthan's Sikar district on Saturday, the police said. Another man who had gone to meet his daughter studying in a coaching institute there was also hit by bullets and died.
Raju Theth, who had several criminal cases against him and was on bail, was the rival of dreaded criminal Anandpal Singh, who was killed in a police encounter in June 2017.
Five assailants opened fire at Theth at the main gate of his house on Piprali road under Udyog Nagar police station, superintendent of police
Kunwar Rasthradeep said. Another official said that a man identified as Tarachand who was present there was also hit by bullets and died.
Director-general of police (DGP) Umesh Mishra said four of the
five suspects involved in the murder case have been identified. The situation in Sikar is peaceful and is being monitored, he added.
One CCTV footage surfaced in which the accused are seen present with Theth at the gate of his house.
When the accused went there, a tractor trolley also reached in front of the house and it was stranded when the assailants opened fire at Theth. It is suspected that the tractor driver was also involved in the crime.
In another footage, the accused were seen fleeing after killing Theth.
Soon after the murder, a person named Rohit Godara, who introduced himself as a member of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, claimed responsibility on Facebook, saying it was to avenge the killing of Anandpal Singh and Balbir Banuda. The post was later deleted.