Anandpal case: Nod to CBI probe, Rajputs call off stir

Twenty five days after gangster Anandpal was shot dead in an encounter with the Rajasthan Police personnel, the state government on Tuesday agreed to an inquiry by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into his death. A section of the Rajput community has been agitating for the last many days demanding a CBI inquiry, which the government has denied so far.

After the government agreed to the CBI inquiry and six other demands of the community, the Rajput front has called off their Jaipur rally that coincided with national BJP president Amit Shah’s three-day state visit.

On Tuesday morning, around 11 am, a council of the community leaders met the Home Minister along with other members of the government. A marathon meeting between the council and the government ensued and around 2:30 pm the government finally agreed to select demands made by the community representatives.

The government will now send a recommendation to the CBI to investigate the encounter under FIR (number190/17) that was registered in Ratangarh police station in Churu.

The government will send another recommendation to the CBI to investigate the death of Surendra Singh (FIR number 238/17, registered at Ashok Nagar PS, Jaipur), the man from Malalsar village – who died …read more