BJP minister Rathore claims "political encounter" in Dara encounter case

The CBI on Friday named former Rajasthan minister and BJP MLA Rajendra Singh Rathore in its chargesheet in the Dara Singh fake encounter case, saying that he had a "strong motive and selfish interest" behind the murder. The investigating agency didn't make him an accused in the case. "I never had heard the name of Dara Singh until I read about him in the newspapers after his death," he told media persons. "This is a political encounter by the Congress through the CBI," Mr. Rathore alleged a political motive behind his being named. Rathore also offered to undergo a narco-analysis test if needed, to prove his innocence.