Raja Man Singh (politician)

Raja Man Singh
Raja Man Singh
Born	December 5, 1921
Died	February 21, 1985 (aged 63); Deeg, Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Cause of death	Killed in encounter
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Politician
Title	Member of Legislative Assembly
Term	1952 to 1984
Political party	Independent
Children	Krishnendra Kaur Deepa (daughter)
Parent(s)	Kishan Singh of Bharatpur (father);

Raja Man Singh (born 5 December 1921 – died 21 February 1985[1][2]) was an Indian politician and titular head of princely Bharatpur State.[3] He was seven-time Independent Member of Legislative Assembly from Deeg assembly constituency from 1952 to 1984. He was the son of Kishan Singh of Bharatpur.[1]

He was killed along with his two supporters in a fake police encounter[4] in February 1985 after an incident of violence in which Rajasthan's then chief minister Shiv Charan Mathur's helicopter was damaged.[1] His murder case was investigated by the CBI.[5] Singh's murder led to the resignation of CM Shiv Charan Mathur.[6][1] On July 20, 2020, a special CBI court in Mathura convicted 11 policemen, including former deputy Superintendent of Police Kan Singh Bhati in Raja Man Singh's murder case.[4][7]

References

Graham, Victoria (February 23, 1985). "Maharaja's Son Killed by Police in Alleged Campaign Shootout". Associated Press.
Smith, R.V. (August 13, 2018). "A mysterious 'encounter'". The Hindu.
"Justice delayed & denied for Man Singh". The Asian Age. February 27, 2015.
Foujdar, Suresh; Chaturvedi, Amit (July 21, 2020). "11 cops convicted for killing Rajasthan ex-royal in fake encounter 35 yrs ago". Hindustan Times.
Khandekar, Sreekant (August 15, 1985). "MLA Man Singh murder case: CBI files charge-sheet against 16 policemen". India Today. Retrieved December 30, 2013.
Mukherjee, Deep (July 21, 2020). "Explained: The Bharatpur encounter case that forced a Rajasthan CM to step down". Indian Express.
Mehta, Kriti (July 21, 2020). "Mathura court convicts 11 cops in 1985 death case of Raja Man Singh who rammed his jeep into CM's helicopter". Times Now.

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[apnews-1] Graham, Victoria (February 23, 1985). "Maharaja's Son Killed by Police in Alleged Campaign Shootout". Associated Press.

[2] Smith, R.V. (August 13, 2018). "A mysterious 'encounter'". The Hindu.

[3] "Justice delayed & denied for Man Singh". The Asian Age. February 27, 2015.

[ht-4] Foujdar, Suresh; Chaturvedi, Amit (July 21, 2020). "11 cops convicted for killing Rajasthan ex-royal in fake encounter 35 yrs ago". Hindustan Times.

[5] Khandekar, Sreekant (August 15, 1985). "MLA Man Singh murder case: CBI files charge-sheet against 16 policemen". India Today. Retrieved December 30, 2013.

[6] Mukherjee, Deep (July 21, 2020). "Explained: The Bharatpur encounter case that forced a Rajasthan CM to step down". Indian Express.

[7] Mehta, Kriti (July 21, 2020). "Mathura court convicts 11 cops in 1985 death case of Raja Man Singh who rammed his jeep into CM's helicopter". Times Now.