Madhya Pradesh Police has cracked the murder case of BJP leader Manoj Thakre and has arrested fellow BJP leader Tarachand Rathore and his son for hiring contract killers to assassinate Thakre.

Badwani BJP leader Thakre was found dead last week in Warla area of Madhya Pradesh's Barwani district.

Tarachand Rathore and his son Digvijay Rathore had hired five contract killers with Rs 5 lakh to kill Manoj Thakre.

The five contract killers have also been arrested and identified as Jhagaria, Nanu, Kalu, Dalip and Anil.

Last week, Thakre was found dead in a field where he had gone for a morning walk. Police also recovered a blood-stained rock from near his body.

Police have now recovered phone recordings of Digvijay Rathore threatening Thakre. The recordings have been recovered from the deceased's phone.

The exact motive behind the brutal murder is yet to be ascertained by the investigators.