Congress block president beaten to death

Yash Goyal 

Jaipur, June 26.

A Congress block president of Baran district was allegedly beaten to death by a group of miscreants at a roadside dhaba in Devari village on Saturday, the police said. PCC president Sachin Pilot, however, suspects it to be a murder as part of a conspiracy by BJP leaders.

Thirty-five years old Sonu Goyal was allegedly attacked by a group of miscreants with batons in Kasba Thana area of Devari village yesterday, Baran Superintendent of Police D.D. Singh told TNS over phone. Sonu’s wife is a sarpanch in Baran district.

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A case has been registered, but no arrest has been made so far, the SP said, adding that a police team was searching for the culprits. Singh said Goyal was beaten to death due to an “election rivalry” within the Congress Party as the victim was alone when he was attacked by the miscreants. 

However, Pilot blamed the district administration for not taking up the case and arresting the culprits.

Pilot said the party has set up a three-member fact-finding committee headed by Dipendra Singh Shekhawat. The committee will visit the victim’s family and submit a report to the party high command soon, he said.