Raja Raghuvanshi murder case: Rajasthan man impersonating RPF inspector held at slain businessman's Indore home

INDORE: A Rajasthan man was arrested Thursday night after impersonating an RPF police inspector at the home of a recently murdered transport businessman, Raja Raghuvanshi, in Indore, Madhya Pradesh.Bajrang Lal Jat, a resident of Ratangarh, Rajasthan, arrived at the residence of Raja Raghuvanshi, who was recently killed in Meghalaya. Wearing a khaki uniform with three stars on his shoulder, the impostor questioned Raja's father before introducing himself to the family as Raja's friend.Raja's mother, Uma Raghuvanshi, alerted her sons, Vipin and Sachin, over the phone. When the brothers arrived home, they grew suspicious of the man's nervous behaviour and demanded identification documents, which he failed to produce.The accused claimed to be a railway police officer posted in Delhi, earlier in Ujjain, and told the family he came to "share the grief" of Raja's death. However, Vipin challenged his story, questioning how he could have met Raja at Mahakal temple in 2021 during the COVID lockdown when Raja wasn't travelling. Bajrang began evading questions when pressed for an ID card.His suspicious arguments with Vipin prompted the family to contact Rajendra Nagar police, who registered an FIR based on Vipin's complaint.

Additional CP Rajesh Dandotiya told reporters that Bajrang Lal was a terminated RPF constable. Under strict interrogation, Bajrang confessed to lying. He was booked for fraud under relevant sections of BNS.He admitted reading about Raja's death on social media. Police also disclosed that he previously committed similar crimes by impersonating law enforcement officers. Further legal proceedings are currently underway against the accused.