Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi shot dead in Jaipur

Shri Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was shot dead by three men at his home in Jaipur on Tuesday, reported PTI.

One of the assailants, Naveen Singh Shekhawat, was also killed in retaliatory firing by Gogamedi’s bodyguard.

Close-circuit television camera footage from Gogamedi’s home showed two armed men opening fire at him while two of Gogamedi’s associates took cover. One of Gogamedi’s associates was also shot at.

“Prima facie it seems that three people shot Gogamedi at his house in Shyam Nagar today,” Jaipur Commissioner of Police Biju George Joseph said, according to The Indian Express. “One of the assailants was also shot dead in retaliatory firing...A friend of Gogamedi was critically injured while his personal security officer was shot in the leg.”

The organisation represents Rajput interests and is different from the Rajput Karni Sena that had led violent protests against Hindi movie Padmaavat in 2018.

Shortly after the killing, Rohit Godara, a member of the gang headed by jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, claimed responsibility for the killing, according to India Today.

Gogamedi was taken to hospital, where he was declared dead. Supporters of the organisation and its splinter group Shri Rajput Karni Sena are demanding swift action against the killers.

“Gogamedi had been receiving threats for the past one year and had also asked for more...

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