Political balckmail and power politics between Mla and minister costed Bhanwari devi life .The CBI’s second chargesheet on nurse Bhanwari Devi’s murder projects Congress MLA Malkhan Singh as her one-time partner who used her to upstage former minister Mahipal Maderna, but who then teamed up with Maderna to plot the murder.
The 97-page chargesheet, filed Wednesday in a CBI court in Jodhpur, said Malkhan’s sister Indira Bishnoi and Bhanwari were behind the plot to shoot a video showing the latter together with Maderna. This was because, the CBI feels, the powerful minister stood in Malkhan’s way to political success. The alleged plot was to release the tape to the public.
But Bhanwari allegedly started to blackmail Malkhan too; the CBI cites DNA evidence that he is her youngest daughter’s father.
The chargesheet names 13 as accused including Maderna and Malkhan Singh, who are charged with murder, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy.
It projects Indira, who is absconding and against whom the CBI has kept charges pending, as a troubleshooter for both leaders while dealing with Bhanwari, with whom she was close. Indira is said to have intervened whenever the nurse created scenes in the two leaders’ homes, threatening to go public about them.
Bhanwari was kidnapped and murdered on September 1, allegedly on Maderna’s orders. According to the chargesheet, Sahiram Bishnoi hatched the plot to kidnap her, using Sohanlal Bishnoi — w0ho allegedly stole the video from her — along with Shahabuddin and Baldev Ram, then murdered her. Her body was then allegedly handed to Bishnaram Bishnoi and others who burnt it and disposed of the remains in a canal. Her husband, Amarchand has been charged with helping in the kidnapping.
Others accused include Malkhan’s brother Parasram, Kailash Jhakar, Umesha Ram Bishnoi, Om Prakash Bishnoi and Ashok Bishnoi. Three others absconding besides Indira are Phukraj, Dinesh and Reshma Ram Bishnoi.
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Quoting call records, the CBI hints it was after ETV Rajasthan and Punjab Kesri reported the existence of the CD between July 23 and July 25 that the plot was hatched. The chargesheet says the first time Maderna and Malkhan spoke on the phone was for 1,300 seconds, “where they discussed the next steps to be taken”.
On July 23, the chargesheet says, “The news was carried on the (ETV) ticker for a few minutes and pulled off and there was no followup on the channel’s part…” Call records show Maderna called Sahiram Bishnoi at 8.03 pm, minutes after the ticker was aired. At 8.05 pm Sahiram spoke to Sohanlal; Bhanwari spoke to both in the next few minutes; then Sahiram and Sohanlal spoke again.
On July 25, after Punjab Kesri wrote about the CD, Indira spoke to Sahiram about Bhanwari having videos of both Maderna and her brother. The chargesheet quotes from the conversation: “My relative Sohanlal is already working on a plan to finish Bhanwari Devi, which includes luring her to Abu Road, killing her and making it look like an accident.”
Role of three
Mahipal Maderna: Named in murder plot. In relation with Bhanwari, was blackmailed because she had a video of them together.
Malkhan Singh: Allegedly plotted murder with Maderna. Said to be father of one of Bhanwari’s children. Wanted to use video to shame Maderna, then she blackmailed him too.
Indira Bishnoi: Malkhan’s sister allegedly part of the plot to have the video shot. Also troubleshooter for both leaders.thankd ie