Police say the RSS worker faked his death to fool his insurance company so that he could claim the amount and pay his debt. (Photo: Reuters) (Photo for representational purpose)

Last week an RSS worker was allegedly murdered in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The BJP took to the streets and protested against the Kamal Nath government, alleging that the law and order situation in the state was worsening.

However a week on, it turns out that the RSS worker is alive and hearty. In fact, police say their investigation has revealed that the RSS worker murdered a man and burnt his face to hide his identity.

After this, the RSS man staged a scene to make it look like it was him who had been murdered.

Police say the RSS man did this to fool his insurance company and get his hands on the insurance amount. The RSS worker is reportedly burdened with a debt of Rs 10 lakh and was finding it difficult to repay it.

HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED

On January 23, a body was found in a field in Ratlam. It was alleged that the body was that of Himmat Patidar, an RSS worker. Himmat's father, Laxminarayan Patidar, said it was his son's body. The body's face was badly burnt, making identification difficult.

Initially, the police suspected that one Madan Malviya, a resident of the same locality as the RSS man, was behind the murder. The police suspected this because Madan had been missing since the day the body was found.

Once news spread of an "RSS man being murdered", BJP workers created a ruckus in the area and accused the state government of having failed in maintaining law and order. Next day, the BJP organised an effigy burning protest.

To investigate the matter, police sent the body for post-mortem. Later, a DNA test was ordered.

Findings of the DNA test revealed that the body wasn't that of Himmat Patidar, the RSS worker. In fact, the findings showed, the body was of Madan Malviya, the suspect.

Alarmed, the police began a full-blown investigation. The police found that in December 2018, Himmat Patidar had signed up for an insurance policy. Patidar had also taken a loan of Rs 10 lakh from several people.

The police investigation revealead that Himmat was finding it difficult to repay the amount. And so, Himmat hatched a plan to fool his insurance company and claim the amount by faking his death.

Police say, on the night of January 22, Himmat murdered Madan Malviya and burnt his face. To make people believe that it was hhe who had been murdered, Himmat also left his own bike near the murder location.

Meanwhile, responding to the revelations of the police investigation, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bala Bachchan on Monday said the BJP is unable to understand that it has been voted out of power. "It has been making baseless allegations against the Congress government," he siad.

"BJP workers were involved in crimes and are turning out to be victims of their own nefarious activities. Earlier, chairman of the Mandsaur municipal body, Prahlad Bandhwar, had been shot dead. Following this, the BJP accused the Congress of failing to protect its workers. Later, it turned out that it was a BJP worker who had killed Prahlad Bandhwar over a financial dispute with him," the minister said.

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