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Seer ends his life in Rajasthan’s Jalore, case in opposition to BJP MLA for abetting suicide

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By PTI

JODHPUR: A seer died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Jalore after he was allegedly pressured by a BJP MLA to present approach via his hermitage to the land the place the legislator needed to construct a resort, in response to police.

Police additionally recovered a suicide word from the spot however didn’t disclose its content material.

After Ravinath (60) was discovered hanging from a tree at Jalore’s Rajapura village on Thursday night time, seers on the hermitage didn’t permit police to take down the physique, demanding that the suicide word’s content material be disclosed.

Meanwhile, Bhinmal MLA Pooraram Choudhary denied the allegations and demanded a good investigation.

Jalore SP Harshwardhan Agarwalla mentioned they’ve registered an abetment of suicide case in opposition to the legislator on a criticism given by the seers.

“They have not yet taken down the body. We are trying to convince them for a post-mortem,” Agarwalla mentioned.

He admitted {that a} suicide word was recovered however refused to reveal its content material, saying it might influence the investigation.

The SP mentioned they’ve info on Friday morning that Ravinath was discovered hanging from a tree in Rajapura.

The seers there blamed the Bhinmal MLA for the suicide and claimed that the legislator had been harassing the sufferer for the previous a while.

Police mentioned Choudhary has a bit of land adjoining to the hermitage and he was making ready to construct a resort there.

“But to reach his land, he needed through the hermitage, for which Choudhary had been forcing Ravinath to provide him land for it,” mentioned an official.

Choudhary junked the allegations and mentioned he himself has surrendered land for the hermitage of Ravinath.

“The allegations are false. I have on the contrary surrendered my land for the hermitage. I urge for a fair investigation into the matter. This appears to be a case of murder and Ravinath must get justice,” mentioned Choudhary.

JODHPUR: A seer died by suicide in Rajasthan’s Jalore after he was allegedly pressured by a BJP MLA to present approach via his hermitage to the land the place the legislator needed to construct a resort, in response to police.

Police additionally recovered a suicide word from the spot however didn’t disclose its content material.

After Ravinath (60) was discovered hanging from a tree at Jalore’s Rajapura village on Thursday night time, seers on the hermitage didn’t permit police to take down the physique, demanding that the suicide word’s content material be disclosed.

Meanwhile, Bhinmal MLA Pooraram Choudhary denied the allegations and demanded a good investigation.

Jalore SP Harshwardhan Agarwalla mentioned they’ve registered an abetment of suicide case in opposition to the legislator on a criticism given by the seers.

“They have not yet taken down the body. We are trying to convince them for a post-mortem,” Agarwalla mentioned.

He admitted {that a} suicide word was recovered however refused to reveal its content material, saying it might influence the investigation.

The SP mentioned they’ve info on Friday morning that Ravinath was discovered hanging from a tree in Rajapura.

The seers there blamed the Bhinmal MLA for the suicide and claimed that the legislator had been harassing the sufferer for the previous a while.

Police mentioned Choudhary has a bit of land adjoining to the hermitage and he was making ready to construct a resort there.

“But to reach his land, he needed through the hermitage, for which Choudhary had been forcing Ravinath to provide him land for it,” mentioned an official.

Choudhary junked the allegations and mentioned he himself has surrendered land for the hermitage of Ravinath.

“The allegations are false. I have on the contrary surrendered my land for the hermitage. I urge for a fair investigation into the matter. This appears to be a case of murder and Ravinath must get justice,” mentioned Choudhary.