Rachna Yadav Was Murdered 400 Metres From Cm Rekha Gupta’s Home, Yet She Didn’t Visit The Victim’s Family: Saurabh Bharadwaj

India

oi-Oneindia Staff

The
murder
of
Aam
Aadmi
Party
(AAP)
‘karyakarta’
(worker)
Rachna
Yadav
has
triggered
sharp
questions
over
Delhi’s
law
and
order,
as
senior
AAP
leaders
including
Delhi
unit
president
Saurabh
Bharadwaj
and
MLA
Sanjeev
Jha
met
the
bereaved
family
at
a
‘shok
sabha’
(condolence
gathering)
and
assured
all
possible
support.

The
AAP
Delhi
State
President
pointed
out
that
Rachna
Yadav
was
killed
just
400
metres
from
Chief
Minister
Rekha
Gupta’s
residence,
yet
she
has
not
visited
the
family,
while
the
terrified
family
could
not
step
out
of
their
home,
police
reached
the
spot
after
an
hour
and
a
half,
and
despite
the
killers
being
clearly
visible
on
CCTV
footage,
Delhi
Police
has
failed
to
make
any
arrests,
deepening
public
concern
over
policing
and
governance.

Following
the
daylight
murder
of
AAP’s
dedicated
‘karyakarta’
Rachna
Yadav
last
week,
AAP
Delhi
State
President
Saurabh
Bharadwaj
met
her
family
today.
He
said,
“Rachna
Yadav
has
two
daughters.
Two
years
ago,
the
girls’
father,
Rachna
Yadav’s
husband,
was
murdered.
The
very
people
who
killed
her
husband
were
facing
trial,
and
Rachna
Yadav
herself
was
pursuing
the
case
in
court.
She
was
a
key
witness
in
her
husband’s
murder
case
and
was
scheduled
to
testify,
but
before
she
could
appear
in
court,
the
killers
murdered
her
as
well.”

He
continued,
“One
can
only
imagine
the
condition
of
the
entire
family
now.
For
people
living
nearby,
it
is
extremely
shocking
that
someone
was
murdered
in
broad
daylight
like
this.
The
CCTV
footage
clearly
shows
the
faces
of
both
criminals,
leaving
no
room
for
doubt.
Despite
having
clear
images,
it
is
astonishing
that
the
Delhi
Police
has
still
not
been
able
to
arrest
the
accused.
The
Delhi
Police
needs
to
act
with
urgency,
because
the
lax
approach
being
seen
is
raising
serious
questions
in
people’s
minds
about
law
and
order
and
the
functioning
of
the
police.”

Pointing
to
the
location
and
sequence
of
events,
Saurabh
Bharadwaj
said,
“Rachna
Yadav,
who
was
the
Resident
Welfare
Association
(RWA)
president
of
BC
Block,
was
murdered
just
400
metres
from
CM
Rekha
Gupta’s
own
home
in
Shalimar
Bagh.
Her
two
daughters
are
inconsolable.
They
told
us
that
their
father
was
murdered
two
years
ago
and
that
their
mother
was
a
witness
in
that
case,
with
her
testimony
scheduled
in
court
on
Monday.”

He
pointed
out,
“Rachna
Yadav
had
been
attacked
twice
earlier,
once
in
a
firing
incident
and
another
time
when
there
was
an
attempt
to
kill
her.
Just
two
or
three
days
ago,
a
funeral
procession
passed
in
front
of
her
house.
She
stepped
out
after
hearing
the
sounds,
offered
prayers
for
the
departed
soul,
and
was
returning
home.
As
she
reached
the
door,
two
young
men
arrived
on
a
motorcycle,
called
out
her
name,
and
when
she
responded,
they
shot
her.”

The
AAP
Delhi
Unit
Chief
added,
“Neighbours
were
saying
that
Rekha
Gupta
lives
in
the
same
locality,
yet
she
did
not
visit
the
family.
Rekha
Gupta
has
been
a
councillor
from
this
very
ward,
but
she
does
not
even
have
the
time
to
visit
after
such
a
murder,
while
she
promptly
attends
events
when
invited.
A
Chief
Minister
is
not
made
for
‘golgappas’
and
‘chole
bhature’.
A
murder
has
taken
place
in
the
neighbourhood
and
there
is
fear
across
the
entire
area.
The
daughter
came
to
know
that
her
mother
had
been
shot
but
could
not
even
muster
the
courage
to
step
out
due
to
fear.
Because
it
was
a
police
case,
no
one
took
her
to
the
hospital,
and
the
police
reached
the
spot
one
and
a
half
hours
after
the
incident.”

Meanwhile,
sharing
his
message
on
X
after
attending
the
condolence
meeting,
senior
AAP
leader
and
MLA
Sanjeev
Jha
said,
“Along
with
State
President
Saurabh
Bharadwaj,
I
attended
the
condolence
meeting
of
Aam
Aadmi
Party’s
brave
karyakarta,
the
late
Rachna
Yadav,
in
Shalimar
Bagh
and
paid
my
respects.
The
brutal
murder
of
Rachna
Yadav
by
shooting
is
not
only
a
heinous
crime
but
also
raises
serious
questions
about
law
and
order.
The
culprits
must
not
be
spared
under
any
circumstances.
The
Aam
Aadmi
Party
strongly
condemns
this
barbaric
murder
and
will
fight
at
every
level
to
ensure
justice
for
the
victim’s
family.
In
this
moment
of
grief,
we
stand
firmly
with
the
bereaved
family.”