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Prisoner shot dead on way to Jaipur jail; LoP questions
A man was riding his motorcycle in Jaipur, a city in India.
The man, named Gangasahay Kumawat, was a prisoner.
He lived in an open jail, which lets prisoners go home sometimes.
He was on his way back to the jail after visiting his home.
Two men with masks came up to him on a motorcycle and shot at him.
One of the bullets hit him in the head, and he died right there.
The two men rode away, and nobody knows yet why they did this.
The police came and started looking for clues and for the two attackers.
A leader named Tika Ram Jully said the city feels unsafe and asked the state government to explain what happened.
Gangasahay Kumawat (45), a prisoner at Sanganer Open Jail, was shot dead in Jaipur on Wednesday evening while returning from his home.
Two masked men on a motorcycle fired three rounds, one striking him in the head, and fled the spot.
The attack occurred in the Janaki Vihar area of Dhabas under Karni Vihar police station limits.
Kumawat was serving a sentence for the 2018 murder of Mahendra Gurjar, a history-sheeter from Moti Dungri.
Rajasthan LoP Tika Ram Jully questioned the government and Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma over law and order, calling Jaipur a capital "under the shadow of fear and terror."
- Who
- Gangasahay Kumawat (45), a prisoner at Sanganer Open Jail, was killed by two unidentified masked attackers; Rajasthan Leader of Opposition Tika Ram Jully raised questions about the killing.
- What
- Kumawat was shot dead by two masked men on a motorcycle while returning to Sanganer Open Jail from his home.
- Where
- Janaki Vihar area of Dhabas, under Karni Vihar police station limits, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- When
- Wednesday evening.
- Why
- The motive is under investigation; police are examining whether the killing was linked to Kumawat's 2018 murder conviction or stemmed from another dispute.
Key facts
- Victim
- Gangasahay Kumawat, 45 years old
- Incident location
- Janaki Vihar, Dhabas (Karni Vihar police station limits), Jaipur
- When
- Wednesday evening
- Jail
- Sanganer Open Jail, Jaipur
- Criminal record
- Convicted in 2018 murder of Mahendra Gurjar
- Attackers
- Two masked men on a motorcycle
- Shots fired
- Three rounds; one hit the victim in the head
- Investigating units
- Karni Vihar, Bhankrota and Chitrakoot police teams
Quotes
Tika Ram Jully
Rajasthan Leader of Opposition
“"The gunfire from brazen criminals in the capital signals that the writ of the law has eroded and the safety of the common people is left to the mercy of God."”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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