<p>Two weeks after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bhardwaj was shot dead at his farmhouse in Rajokiri, police have claimed that the younger son of the 62-year-old leader worked out a “conspiracy” to murder him. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Nitesh, 36, of M K Society at Dwarka sector 11 is alleged to have given a Rs 5-crore contract on his father to his lawyer Baljeet Singh Sehrawat, 51, of Nangal Dewat village in Vasant Kunj, police claimed on Tuesday.<br /><br />Chhaya Sharma, deputy commissioner of police (south) said: “Nitesh and Baljeet were arrested on Tuesday for being the mastermind in the murder case. Baljeet in turn had entrusted the job to absconding Swami Pratibhanand.” <br /><br />Nitesh blamed Bhardwaj’s strained relationship with him and other members of the family as the reason for his decision to kill the BSP leader. <br /><br />“Bhardwaj’s family members were staying separately and were living a difficult life in absence of adequate support,” Sharma added.<br /><br />Bhardwaj forbade Nitesh from entering his farmhouse and was not intending to give him his fair share of the property, prompting the latter to contact his lawyer-cum-property dealer Baljeet, who was looking for funding to contest elections from the Mahipalpur assembly seat.<br /><br />Baljeet was in regular contact with Bhardwaj and also worked as his commission agent representing the BSP leader in property dealings. <br /><br />“When Nitesh called Baljeet to find a solution for the problems created by his father, Baljeet offered to kill Bhardwaj for money. The amount was finalised at Rs 5 crore and Rs 50 lakh was given in advance to meet expenses. The reminder was to be paid after the execution,” Sharma said. Meanwhile, Baljeet got in touch with Haridwar-based spiritual guru Pratibhanand alias Machendranath, 48, with whom he was in regular contact. <br />Pratibhanand, who is from Beed district in Maharashtra, then entrusted the job to his long-time disciple and driver Purushottam, who roped in other criminals. Four others, including shooters Purushottam and Sunil Mann, have already been arrested.<br /><br /></p>
<p>Two weeks after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Deepak Bhardwaj was shot dead at his farmhouse in Rajokiri, police have claimed that the younger son of the 62-year-old leader worked out a “conspiracy” to murder him. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Nitesh, 36, of M K Society at Dwarka sector 11 is alleged to have given a Rs 5-crore contract on his father to his lawyer Baljeet Singh Sehrawat, 51, of Nangal Dewat village in Vasant Kunj, police claimed on Tuesday.<br /><br />Chhaya Sharma, deputy commissioner of police (south) said: “Nitesh and Baljeet were arrested on Tuesday for being the mastermind in the murder case. Baljeet in turn had entrusted the job to absconding Swami Pratibhanand.” <br /><br />Nitesh blamed Bhardwaj’s strained relationship with him and other members of the family as the reason for his decision to kill the BSP leader. <br /><br />“Bhardwaj’s family members were staying separately and were living a difficult life in absence of adequate support,” Sharma added.<br /><br />Bhardwaj forbade Nitesh from entering his farmhouse and was not intending to give him his fair share of the property, prompting the latter to contact his lawyer-cum-property dealer Baljeet, who was looking for funding to contest elections from the Mahipalpur assembly seat.<br /><br />Baljeet was in regular contact with Bhardwaj and also worked as his commission agent representing the BSP leader in property dealings. <br /><br />“When Nitesh called Baljeet to find a solution for the problems created by his father, Baljeet offered to kill Bhardwaj for money. The amount was finalised at Rs 5 crore and Rs 50 lakh was given in advance to meet expenses. The reminder was to be paid after the execution,” Sharma said. Meanwhile, Baljeet got in touch with Haridwar-based spiritual guru Pratibhanand alias Machendranath, 48, with whom he was in regular contact. <br />Pratibhanand, who is from Beed district in Maharashtra, then entrusted the job to his long-time disciple and driver Purushottam, who roped in other criminals. Four others, including shooters Purushottam and Sunil Mann, have already been arrested.<br /><br /></p>
