Following the alleged murder of Right to Information (RTI) activist Kedar Singh Jindan in Sirmaur district, the family of the deceased has demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry into the matter.
Kedan Singh Jindan was allegedly murdered on Friday and later crushed under a vehicle near Bakras village in Sirmaur district.
The body of Jindan, who was murdered, was brought from Sirmaur to Shimla for postmortem at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMC) on the request of family members.
Along with the kin of the murdered RTI activist, social activists and locals protested with Jindan's body in Shimla on Saturday night till Sunday morning, demanding security and safety of the family, a job for the slain RTI activist's wife, and arrest of all five accused in connection with the matter.
Police has arrested two persons in the case so far, including a member of the Bakras Panchayat of the Shillai area of the Sirmaur district of the state.
The eyewitness and family members say they are feeling unsafe in the region and alleged that those accused in the murder are influential
people.
Director General of Police (DGP) of Himachal Pradesh, SR Mardi, said that an eyewitness to the case had seen five people murdering Jindan in Sirmaur.