Gangster Rohit Godara denies threatening Rajasthan Independent candidate

Rajasthan's notorious gangster Rohit Godara has written a social media post, claiming he did not issue any threats to Independent candidate Ravindra Singh Bhati and said that his name was being misused.

Godara, who is associated with the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, clarified after Bhati, who is a Lok Sabha candidate from Rajasthan's Barmer, alleged he got threats from the gangster through a Facebook post.

In a Facebook post, Godara denied any connection with the threat issued under his name and demanded the police conduct an impartial probe into the alleged threatening post against Bhati.

"In my name, Ravindra Singh Bhati has received a threat through a Facebook post. I have no dealings with this threat. Ravindra Bhati, coming from a poor family, is working for the welfare of society in his journey from student politics to the Assembly and is now contesting Lok Sabha elections. He is doing good work for the poor," Godara wrote.

Bhati, currently an MLA from the Sheo assembly constituency, is pitted against BJP's Kailash Choudhary and Congress candidate Umeda Ram Beniwal in Barmer.

"The politicians in power are not able to digest this. Because of this, an attempt is being made to suppress my brother by misusing my name. We have no fight with any particular caste. Our fight is well known. Through this post, I appeal to the police to conduct an impartial investigation into this threatening post," Godara said.

In the past, Godara has evaded arrest from the police and is believed to be hiding abroad. Interpol has recently issued a Red Corner Notice against Godara.

Godara came into the limelight after he claimed responsibility for the murder of Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena president Sukhdev Singh Gogamedi at his house in Jaipur in December last year.