Raja Man Singh (politician)

Raja Maan Singh
Born(1921-12-05)5 December 1921
Died21 February 1985(1985-02-21) (aged 63)
Deeg, Bharatpur, Rajasthan
Cause of deathKilled in encounter
NationalityIndian
OccupationPolitician
TitleMember of Legislative Assembly
Term1952 to 1984
Political partyIndependent
ChildrenKrishnendra Kaur Deepa (daughter)
FatherKishan Singh of Bharatpur

Raja Maan Singh (born 5 December 1921 – died 21 February 1985[1][2]) was an Indian politician and titular head of Jats 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 20 July 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

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