Haryana: The Haryana government will order CBI probe into killing of INLD’s Haryana chief Nafe Singh Rathee, state Home Minister Anil Vij said in assembly, PTI reported.”If the House is only satisfied with a CBI probe, then I assure the members that we will hand over the case to the CBI,” Vij was quoted as saying in the assembly. Rathee, a former MLA, was shot dead along with a party worker by some unidentified assailants in Jhajjar on Sunday. He was travelling when the attackers sprayed bullets on their SUV in Jhajjar’s Bahadurgarh town. Three private gunmen hired by Rathee for security also suffered injuries in the attack, news agency PTI had reported.
Earlier in the day, the Haryana assembly speaker had admitted an adjournment motion on law and order as the opposition Congress raised the issue of Rathee’s murder and demanded a probe into the incident either by a high court judge or a high court judge-monitored CBI investigation.
Soon after the Question Hour, Congress members raised the issue and demanded a discussion on law and order.ALSO READ: Abhay Chautala’s big claim after Haryana INLD chief shot dead: ‘6 months ago…’On Monday, the Haryana Police booked a former Haryana MLA Naresh Kaushik and 11 other people in connection with Rathee’s killing.
