Senior police officials said that three men accused by Ajit’s brothers of murdering the rifleman following an altercation have been questioned already, and more men are being questioned about what happened on the day of the crime.
The 39th Assam Rifles has, meanwhile, maintained that Rai shot himself using an AK series rifle. It also claimed that his family is alleging he was murdered to ensure they don’t lose monetary benefits, which would be annulled in case the rifleman killed himself. Senior officials have cited the autopsy report to back the claim.
Earlier this month, the Mizoram Police had asked for sanction to question the personnel posted at the camp. Police had lodged a murder case after closer examination of the incident threw up some questions.
Police, for example, did not have the chance to examine the body at the scene of the incident as the paramilitary forces transported the body 200 km away to Aizawl the same evening. Police also found three bullet entries in the rifleman’s head, which prompted them to investigate the murder angle.
Ajit’s two elder brothers, Atul and Ajay, have alleged that he was murdered by three of his seniors. They told police that hours before he died at 1.30 pm on August 18, Ajit had told relatives that Naik Subedar Charan Singh Kandhari and Warrant Officers Pitambar Singh and Pratap Ram had an altercation with him.
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