Rajasthan police makes first arrest in Karni Sena chief Gogamedi’s murder

In a major update in the horrific killing of the Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi by individuals who visited his house as guests, the police made the first arrest in the case on Saturday (December 9). The police informed, the person who provided the logistics support to the killers, identified as Ramveer was nabbed today. He allegedly helped the shooters - Rohit and Nitin - escape from the scene after shooting the Karni Sena chief and dropped them off at Ajmer Road.

Notably the Jaipur Commissioner of Police had earlier stated, "The assailants fled the scene on a snatched scooter after their getaway car driver was killed in the crossfire."

At the crime scene - Karni Sena chief’s home - one of the three shooters who was identified as Naveen Singh Shekhawat was killed in the firing at the spot. One of Gogamedi's security guards was also critically injured in the firing. The responsibility for the murder was taken by Gangster Rohit Godara, closely associated with Goldie Brar and Lawrence Bishnoi's gangs.

Driver who dropped off the killers recounts events

The driver, who dropped the two shooters off in Sujangarh in his car, on Thursday recounted the events leading up to the chilling murder of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi.

Speaking to ANI on Thursday, Yogesh Sharma, the driver, said, "I got a call from the boy, who stays with me, that two passengers were to be dropped off at Sujangarh. I agreed. On the way, they asked me to drop them off in Hisar. I refused and dropped them off in Sujangarh instead."

"From the Sujangarh bus stand, they boarded a private bus. They were talking to me very normally," the driver recalled. "The next morning, when I learnt about the murder and saw their faces in the news, I was convinced that these were the same men whom I dropped off in Sujangarh at night," Sharma said on Thursday.

According to the Jaipur Commissioner of Police, Biju George Joseph, "Three individuals arrived from outside. They left a message that they wanted to meet. The security asked Sukhdev and the three individuals were allowed inside. The three individuals then had a conversation for about 10 minutes, during which the individuals shot Sukhdev Singh and killed him. The security personnel standing next to him was also shot and is currently in the ICU at the hospital. In this crossfire, one of the three attackers was also killed. The deceased attacker has been identified as Naveen Singh Shekhawat.”

‘National level social worker shot dead’: BJP

Condemning the death of the national president of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena, Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi in Jaipur, BJP leader Rajendra Rathore said that it was 'unfortunate'.

Criticizing the Congress ruled Rajasthan Government for the prevailing law and order situation in the state, Rathore said that the incident was a stain on the outgoing Government of Rajasthan.

"A national-level social worker, who sought protection from the police but did not get it and was killed by gangsters...This is a stain on the outgoing government of Rajasthan", Rathore said. The BJP has called for an NIA investigation into the matter.

Rajasthan police was alerted: FIR

In the FIR filed by the victim’s wife Sheela Shekhawat, it was mentioned that Gogamedi had asked for Police protection from the state’s former CM Ashok Gehlot and the state police chief but it was denied. It was also mentioned that the Punjab police had alerted to the Rajasthan police about the plot to murder her husband. A similar threat was also shared by the Jaipur Anti-terror squad.

The Rajput community called for a state wide bandh over the murder of Karni Sena Chief Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi. His supporters blocked the Shipra Path road outside the hospital, where Gogamedi was rushed after being shot. Besides Jaipur, protests erupted in the state's Churu, Udaipur, Alwar, and Jodhpur districts.