Accused Manish Bairagi with the police. | Photo Credit: ANI

Pratapgarh: The Rajasthan Police on Saturday arrested a person in connection with the murder of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prahlad Bandhwar who was shot dead in Nai Abadi area of Mandsaur on January 17. The accused has been identified as Manish Bairagi, a BJP worker.

Bandhwar, who was the Mandsaur Municipal Corporation president was shot near the Central Bank at Nai Abadi area and died on the spot. The son of the slain BJP leader had filed an FIR in the case which has two eyewitnesses.

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said there is no need of a big investigation into the murder. “The son of the victim himself registered the name of the accused in the FIR. There is no need for a big investigation, there are two eyewitnesses. The death should not be politicised, especially when it's an internal matter of a party,” Nath was quoted by news agency ANI as saying.

Another BJP leader Baiju Prasad Gupta was shot dead in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district last week. The incident occurred when Gupta was at a medical store. The assailant approached him and asked him for medicine before shooting him dead. Gupta was hospitalised but could not be saved.

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