Five held in gangster Raju Thehat murder case

In less than 24 hours, the Rajasthan Police arrested five accused allegedly involved in the killing of notorious gangster Raju Thehat.

DGP Umesh Mishra on Sunday said that two of five accused – Manish Jat and Vikram Gurjar – belong to Sikar, while Satish Kumhar, Jatin Meghwal and Naveen Meghwal are from Haryana.

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Mishra said that all five accused are in police custody in Sikar and are being interrogated. Thehat, who was facing about three dozen criminal cases, was killed outside his house.

Thehat, 45, who was out on bail, gunned by unknown assailants in the coaching area of Sikar city on Saturday. One person – Tarachand Kardvasar – who had come to meet his daughter at a coaching institute, also fell prey to the gunshots of the assailants.