AJMER: Markets of Nagaur's Nawa metropolis on Sunday remained closed in protest over the homicide of salt industrialist Jaipal Punia on Saturday afternoon. Unknown assailants shot Punia in his automobile in Nawa metropolis. BJP members on Sunday sat on dharna and demanded speedy arrest of the accused.
Sarita, spouse of the deceased registered an FIR towards eight accused together with authorities deputy chief whip and Congress MLA from Nawa, Mahendra Choudhary, and his brother Moti Singh. Names of Virendra Saini, sarpanch of Gudda village, Moolchand Saini (additionally in salt enterprise), Manoj Choudhary (brother-in-law) of Mahendra Choudhary, Chotu Gujjar and two others are additionally included within the FIR.
The FIR states that shooters killed Punia on the orders of Mahendra Choudhary and his brother Moti Singh Choudhary. In the meantime, Mahendra Choudhary spoke to the media and mentioned that police will quickly arrest the accused behind this crime.