<p>Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena president Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was shot dead in the living room of his house in Jaipur on December 5 by three men. Police said one of the three assailants was killed in retaliatory firing by Gogamedi's security guards.</p><p>Soon after the news of the attack on Gogamedi broke, protests erupted in Churu, Udaipur, Alwar, Jaipur and Jodhpur districts.</p><p><em><strong>Here's all you need to know about the slain Rajput leader:</strong></em></p><p>1. Gogamedi formed Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena after he was expelled from Sri Rajput Karni Sena in 2015 over differences with its founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi. Sri Rajput Karni Sena - formed in 2006 - advocates caste-based reservations for Rajputs. </p><p>2. Gogamedi was considered a close confidante of Kalvi at one point, and was also reportedly appointed the Rajasthan chief of the group<em>. </em></p><p>3. Both these outfits had protested against Deepika Padukone-starrer <em>Padmaavat</em> in 2018 over alleged distortion of historical facts about the Rajput community.</p><p>4. Karni Sena first gained attention in 2008 after it opposed Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Bollywood film <em>Jodhaa Akbar</em>, in which they claimed Jodha was not Akbar’s wife and hence, their history was being distorted. The film could not be released in Rajasthan.</p>.<p>5. The more recent protest was in 2017 against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film <em>Padmaavat</em>, in which they said their queen Padmavati was being depicted in a bad light. Actor Deepika Padukone was threatened and Bhansali roughed up on the sets.</p><p>6. A member of the Goldy Brar gang, Rohit Godara Kapurisr, has claimed responsibility for the killing. In a Facebook post, he wrote, “We take full responsibility for Sukhdev Gogamedi’s murder.” </p><p><em>(With inputs from DHNS, PTI)</em></p>
<p>Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena president Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi was shot dead in the living room of his house in Jaipur on December 5 by three men. Police said one of the three assailants was killed in retaliatory firing by Gogamedi's security guards.</p><p>Soon after the news of the attack on Gogamedi broke, protests erupted in Churu, Udaipur, Alwar, Jaipur and Jodhpur districts.</p><p><em><strong>Here's all you need to know about the slain Rajput leader:</strong></em></p><p>1. Gogamedi formed Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena after he was expelled from Sri Rajput Karni Sena in 2015 over differences with its founder Lokendra Singh Kalvi. Sri Rajput Karni Sena - formed in 2006 - advocates caste-based reservations for Rajputs. </p><p>2. Gogamedi was considered a close confidante of Kalvi at one point, and was also reportedly appointed the Rajasthan chief of the group<em>. </em></p><p>3. Both these outfits had protested against Deepika Padukone-starrer <em>Padmaavat</em> in 2018 over alleged distortion of historical facts about the Rajput community.</p><p>4. Karni Sena first gained attention in 2008 after it opposed Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Bollywood film <em>Jodhaa Akbar</em>, in which they claimed Jodha was not Akbar’s wife and hence, their history was being distorted. The film could not be released in Rajasthan.</p>.<p>5. The more recent protest was in 2017 against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s film <em>Padmaavat</em>, in which they said their queen Padmavati was being depicted in a bad light. Actor Deepika Padukone was threatened and Bhansali roughed up on the sets.</p><p>6. A member of the Goldy Brar gang, Rohit Godara Kapurisr, has claimed responsibility for the killing. In a Facebook post, he wrote, “We take full responsibility for Sukhdev Gogamedi’s murder.” </p><p><em>(With inputs from DHNS, PTI)</em></p>