Former Haryana MLA Nafe Singh Rathee, his associate shot dead

Former Haryana MLA Nafe Singh Rathee was shot dead by assailants on February 25. The unidentified gunmen ambushed the Indian National Lok Dal party's state president's SUV car in Jhajjar's Bahadurgarh town. One other party member who was with Rathee also died.

Meanwhile, two security personnel who were with Rathee in the car are said to be in critical condition.

According to reports, the shooters were in a Hyundai i10 car when they fired multiple rounds at Rathee's car.

Doctors said that Rathee was brought dead as he sustained bullet injuries on his neck and other body parts.

"In the evening, four people who had been shot were brought to Brahma Shakti Sanjeevani Hospital. Out of them, two had suffered heavy bleeding and were brought dead, still, we tried CPR but they couldn't be saved. Two others are admitted to the ICU with gunshot wounds on the shoulder, thigh, and left side of the chest," Dr Manish Sharma at Brahma Shakti Sanjeevani Hospital told ANI.

"Former MLA Nafe Singh and another person Jaikishan were brought dead. They were shot in the neck, back, and shoulder. Multiple wounds suggest there were multiple rounds of fire... Sudden major vessel damage causes heavy blood loss and eventually, heart attack..."

Rathee served as an MLA of the INLD from Bahadurgarh where the attack took place. He has served twice as a legislator twice in the Haryana Legislative Assembly. He had also once contested Lok Sabha elections from Rohtak constituency.

It is believed that a property dispute may have been one of the reasons for the attack.

INLD leader Abhay Chautala told accused the government of failing to provide Rathee with security despite there being threat to his life, and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister ML Khattar and Home Minister Anil Vij.