The accused in the murder of Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi, the President of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena in Rajasthan, were hiding in a guest house named Hotel Kamal Resort in Sector 24 of Chandigarh. On Saturday night, the Delhi Crime Branch and Rajasthan Police team caught them and took them into custody. Apart from the shooters Nitin Fauji and Rohit Rathore, who shot Gogamedi, their accomplice Udham is also included.
All three accused were hiding in this guest house under false names. They used the names Davinder Kumar, Jaiveer Singh, and Sukhbir Singh. To do this, they had fake Aadhaar cards.
According to police sources, after the murder of Gogamedi, shooters Nitin Fauji and Rohit Thakur boarded a Churu-Delhi Roadways bus from Didwana, Rajasthan. They arrived in the morning at Dharuhera town in Rewari on the National Highway.
Afterward, they reached Rewari railway station using some vehicle, as captured by CCTV footage in Hisar. Subsequently, they boarded a train to Hisar. This was observed in CCTV footage in Hisar itself, providing the police with a lead to pursue them. Afterward, they traveled to Manali. When they arrived in Chandigarh from there on Saturday, they were apprehended.
The hotel manager, Ravi, stated that three youths had entered the hotel. Upon their arrival, they immediately intimidated him. Subsequently, they snatched his phone, and the CCTV cameras were switched off. One of them carried a bag, while the other two were empty-handed. They stayed in the hotel for 15 to 20 minutes. Afterward, the police arrived, apprehended them, and took them away.
The shooters concealed their weapons after committing the murder to avoid detection during checks on trains or buses while attempting to escape. However, the accused shooters were using mobile phones during their escape. They were in contact with gangster Rohit Godara’s right-hand man, Virendra Chauhan, and Danaram. Rohit Rathod (also known as Rohit Godara), one of the three accused arrested on Saturday night, is an associate of gangster Lawrence Vishnoi’s gang. He claimed responsibility for the murder of Gogamedi. The police had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for his capture.
It is worth noting that Rohit Godara took responsibility for Gogamedi’s murder. Following Gogamedi’s killing, he posted on social media, stating that he had killed Gogamedi because he was aiding his enemies.
