Raja Man Singh (politician) explained

Raja Man Singh
Birth Date:1921 12, df=yes
Death Place:Deeg, Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Death Cause:Killed in encounter
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Politician
Member of Legislative Assembly
Term:1952 to 1984
Party:Independent
Children:Krishnendra Kaur Deepa (daughter)
Father:Kishan Singh of Bharatpur

Raja Man Singh (born 5 December 1921 – died 21 February 1985[1] [2]) was an Indian politician and titular head of princely Bharatpur State.[3] He was seven-time Independent Member of Legislative Assembly from Deeg assembly constituency from 1952 to 1984. He was the son of Kishan Singh of Bharatpur.[1]

He was killed along with his two supporters in a fake police encounter[4] in February 1985 after an incident of violence in which Rajasthan's then chief minister Shiv Charan Mathur's helicopter was damaged.[1] His murder case was investigated by the CBI.[5] Singh's murder led to the resignation of CM Shiv Charan Mathur.[6] [1] On 20 July 2020, a special CBI court in Mathura convicted 11 policemen, including former Deputy Superintendent of Police Kan Singh Bhati in Raja Man Singh's murder case.[4] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: Graham . Victoria . Maharaja's Son Killed by Police in Alleged Campaign Shootout . . 23 February 1985.
  2. News: Smith . R.V. . A mysterious 'encounter' . . 13 August 2018.
  3. News: Justice delayed & denied for Man Singh . . 27 February 2015.
  4. News: Foujdar . Suresh . Chaturvedi . Amit . 11 cops convicted for killing Rajasthan ex-royal in fake encounter 35 yrs ago . . 21 July 2020.
  5. News: Khandekar . Sreekant . MLA Man Singh murder case: CBI files charge-sheet against 16 policemen . 30 December 2013 . . 15 August 1985.
  6. News: Mukherjee . Deep . Explained: The Bharatpur encounter case that forced a Rajasthan CM to step down . . 21 July 2020.
  7. News: Mehta . Kriti . Mathura court convicts 11 cops in 1985 death case of Raja Man Singh who rammed his jeep into CM's helicopter . . 21 July 2020.