Haryana Mahabir Singh, a Right to Information activist had to pay a heavy price for exposing a pension scam in Chandrawal village of Fatehabad district, Haryana.
After the graft exposé, Dharamvir Malik, the village sarpanch allegedly crushed Singh's daughter-in-law Sonu under his car on Friday.
Singh along with his friends had filed an RTI to expose the misappropriation of funds carried out Malik.
“A case of murder has been filed against Malik,” said Subhash Saharan, a senior police officer.
Singh and others had first complained to the district officers, but after receiving no response they approached the court and filed a case against Malik.
“Pension fraud was going on in the village to which a list was demanded, which didn’t go down well with Malik.
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| A TV grab shows the victim, inconsolable relatives and police in Haryana village |
He kicked Sonu and her head was hit by a rod. Mahabir and Sonu were dragged by Mailk’s car. There were five to six people in it," alleged Mahinder, Singh’s elder brother.
Locals demanded immediate arrest of Malik and his associates soon after the incident. Yashpal, a local said that the villagers had demanded arrest of Malik and his aides. “People who had filed the RTI are in danger till the other accused free,” he said.
According to latest sources, the villagers came on the streets with batons to protest the killing.
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