Bilara lawyer who wore 1kg gold found murdered

Jodhpur: An advocate was found murdered at Sojat in Pali district on Thursday morning. His hands and legs were tied and the body had been dumped in an ancient waterbody. His car was also found burnt a little away from where his body was found.

According to police, Narayan Singh Rathore was a renowned advocate in Bilara .

“He used to wear about 1 kg gold and was also known as ‘sone wale vakeel sahab’ in the area. He had left Bilara in his car on Wednesday afternoon and had been last seen by some heading towards Sojat,” said the police.

SHO (Sojat City) Rameshwar Bhati said the body had marks of injuries and postmortem of the body had been conducted by a medical board.

“We would be able to know more about his murder after obtaining the postmortem report,” said Bhati.

On Thursday morning, police received information from villagers that a body was found dumped in a pond at Chandaval village in Sojat area with hands and legs tied by a rope.

Police believe that some unidentified persons killed him for the gold he used to wear.

Before this, his family members had also began a hunt for Rathore when he did not return home at night.

“His family members had been constantly trying to talk to him but his phone was not responding. They also informed police and began a hunt on their own,” police said.