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	Rao Raja '''Hukum Singh''' Rathore (2 August 1951 – April 17, 1984), also known as '''Tutu Bana''', was the son of Maharaja [[Hanwant Singh]], ruler of [[Jodhpur]], and actress [[Zubeida Begum]].<ref name="it">{{Cite web\|last1=November 21\|first1=india today digital\|last2=June 15\|first2=2013 ISSUE DATE\|last3=October 10\|first3=1981UPDATED\|last4=Ist\|first4=2014 17:52\|title=Curious case of Jodhpur royal Hukam Singh and his grisly murder\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810615-curious-case-of-jodhpur-royal-hukam-singh-and-his-grisly-murder-772963-2013-11-21\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> Hukum Singh was the stepbrother of Maharaja [[Gaj Singh]], who succeeded his father to the throne.		Rao Raja '''Hukum Singh''' Rathore (2 August 1951 – April 17, 1984), also known as '''Tutu Bana''', was the son of Maharaja [[Hanwant Singh]], ruler of [[Jodhpur]], and actress [[Zubeida Begum]].<ref name="it">{{Cite web\|last1=November 21\|first1=india today digital\|last2=June 15\|first2=2013 ISSUE DATE\|last3=October 10\|first3=1981UPDATED\|last4=Ist\|first4=2014 17:52\|title=Curious case of Jodhpur royal Hukam Singh and his grisly murder\|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810615-curious-case-of-jodhpur-royal-hukam-singh-and-his-grisly-murder-772963-2013-11-21\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=India Today\|language=en}}</ref> Hukum Singh was the stepbrother of Maharaja [[Gaj Singh]], who succeeded his father to the throne.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Hukum Singh's parents were both killed in an airplane accident in 1952, when he was under one year old, so he was brought up by his stepmother [[Krishna Kumari (regent)\|Krishna Kumari]]. He later went to study at [[Mayo College]] in Ajmer. He married Rao Rani Rajeshwari Kumari Rathore, daughter of Rao Raja Daljit Singh of [[Alwar]]. The couple had one son, Parikshit Singh Rathore (b. 1974) and one daughter, Jainandini Kanwar (b. 1975).		Hukum Singh's parents were both killed in an airplane accident in 1952, when he was under one year old, so he was brought up by his stepmother [[Krishna Kumari (regent)\|Krishna Kumari]]. He later went to study at [[Mayo College]] in Ajmer. He married Rao Rani Rajeshwari Kumari Rathore, daughter of Rao Raja Daljit Singh of [[Alwar]]. The couple had one son, Parikshit Singh Rathore (b. 1974) and one daughter, Jainandini Kanwar (b. 1975).

	Hukum Singh was described as "pampered, but also hot-tempered and restless".<ref>{{Cite web\|last=ABPL\|title=Maharaja Hanwant's Filmy Life and Death\|url=https://www.asian-voice.com/News/India/Maharaja-Hanwant%E2%80%99s-Filmy-Life-and-Death\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=www.asian-voice.com\|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1974, he was charged with [[attempted murder]] for twice pointing a pistol at a police officer and threatening to kill him.<ref name="casemine">{{Cite web\|title=Rao Raja Hukam Singh v. State Of Rajasthan {{!}} Rajasthan High Court {{!}} Judgment {{!}} Law {{!}} CaseMine\|url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b4959c607dba348f0138fc\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=www.casemine.com\|language=en}}</ref> The case was dismissed by the [[High Court of Rajasthan]], who stated that while this may have been [[criminal intimidation]], it was not attempted murder since Hukum Singh did not fire the weapon.<ref name="casemine"/>		Hukum Singh was described as "pampered, but also hot-tempered and restless".<ref>{{Cite web\|last=ABPL\|title=Maharaja Hanwant's Filmy Life and Death\|url=https://www.asian-voice.com/News/India/Maharaja-Hanwant%E2%80%99s-Filmy-Life-and-Death\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=www.asian-voice.com\|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1974, he was charged with [[attempted murder]] for twice pointing a pistol at a police officer and threatening to kill him.<ref name="casemine">{{Cite web\|title=Rao Raja Hukam Singh v. State Of Rajasthan {{!}} Rajasthan High Court {{!}} Judgment {{!}} Law {{!}} CaseMine\|url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b4959c607dba348f0138fc\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=www.casemine.com\|language=en}}</ref> The case was dismissed by the [[High Court of Rajasthan]], who stated that while this may have been [[criminal intimidation]], it was not attempted murder since Hukum Singh did not fire the weapon.<ref name="casemine"/>
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	On April 17, 1984, Hukum Singh's body was found hacked to death with his own sword, with over 20 injuries on his body.<ref name="it"/> There are at least three versions of what happened.		On April 17, 1984, Hukum Singh's body was found hacked to death with his own sword, with over 20 injuries on his body.<ref name="it"/> There are at least three versions of what happened.

	The official version is that he was drinking whiskey with four or five other men, became abusive, and was killed with his own sword.<ref>{{Cite web\|last=Mohamed\|first=Khalid\|date=2017-02-21\|title=36 Years Later: Murder of Prince Hukam Singh Remains a Mystery\|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/the-grisly-death-of-rao-raja-hukam-singh-of-jodhpur-still-remains-shrouded-in-mystery\|access-date=2021-05-02\|website=TheQuint\|language=en}}</ref>		The official version is that he was drinking whiskey with four or five other men, became abusive, and was killed with his own sword.<ref name="Mohamed">{{Cite web\|last=Mohamed\|first=Khalid\|date=2017-02-21\|title=36 Years Later: Murder of Prince Hukam Singh Remains a Mystery\|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/the-grisly-death-of-rao-raja-hukam-singh-of-jodhpur-still-remains-shrouded-in-mystery\|access-date=2021-05-02\|website=TheQuint\|language=en}}</ref>

	Alternatively, he is said to have been quietly sleeping in a [[charpoy]] in the garden of his official residence when he was violently attacked by unknown assailants.<ref~~>{{Cite web\|last~~=Mohamed\|first=Khalid\|date=2017-02-21\|title=36 Years Later: Murder of Prince Hukam Singh Remains a Mystery\|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/the-grisly-death-of-rao-raja-hukam-singh-of-jodhpur-still-remains-shrouded-in-mystery\|access-date=2021-05-02\|website=TheQuint\|language=en}}</~~ref~~>		Alternatively, he is said to have been quietly sleeping in a [[charpoy]] in the garden of his official residence when he was violently attacked by unknown assailants.<ref name="Mohamed"/>

	Finally, he was known to have been unhappy with property matters and his status in the family, and had met his stepbrother Maharaja Gaj Singh the night before his death.<ref name="it"/> In his autobiography ''My Passage from India'', [[Ismail Merchant]] alleges that he and Gaj Singh were present at a dinner ceremony at the [[Umaid Bhawan Palace]] when Hukum Singh charged in, brandishing a sword, and was hacked to death.<ref name="merchant">{{Cite web\|title=Merchant Ivory: IN COURT - Ismail Merchant's autobiography brings back Zubeida's ghost to haunt the former rulers of Jodhpur\|url=http://merchantivory.com/news-india.html\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=merchantivory.com}}</ref> Merchant and his publishers were sued for defamation, with Merchant later stating that the passage was written "tongue firmly in cheek".<ref name="merchant"/>		Finally, he was known to have been unhappy with property matters and his status in the family, and had met his stepbrother Maharaja Gaj Singh the night before his death.<ref name="it"/> In his autobiography ''My Passage from India'', [[Ismail Merchant]] alleges that he and Gaj Singh were present at a dinner ceremony at the [[Umaid Bhawan Palace]] when Hukum Singh charged in, brandishing a sword, and was hacked to death.<ref name="merchant">{{Cite web\|title=Merchant Ivory: IN COURT - Ismail Merchant's autobiography brings back Zubeida's ghost to haunt the former rulers of Jodhpur\|url=http://merchantivory.com/news-india.html\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=merchantivory.com}}</ref> Merchant and his publishers were sued for defamation, with Merchant later stating that the passage was written "tongue firmly in cheek".<ref name="merchant"/>

	A suspect named Guman Singh was arrested, but mysteriously disappeared before trial.<ref~~>{{Cite web\|last~~=Mohamed\|first=Khalid\|date=2017-02-21\|title=36 Years Later: Murder of Prince Hukam Singh Remains a Mystery\|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/the-grisly-death-of-rao-raja-hukam-singh-of-jodhpur-still-remains-shrouded-in-mystery\|access-date=2021-05-02\|website=TheQuint\|language=en}}</~~ref~~> The murder remains unsolved.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chasing Shadows\|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/chasing-shadows\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=Khaleej Times\|language=en}}</ref>		A suspect named Guman Singh was arrested, but mysteriously disappeared before trial.<ref name="Mohamed"/> The murder remains unsolved.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Chasing Shadows\|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/chasing-shadows\|access-date=2021-04-21\|website=Khaleej Times\|language=en}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:1984 murders in Asia]]		[[Category:1984 murders in Asia]]
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	[[Category:Male murder victims]]		[[Category:Male murder victims]]
	[[Category:People from Jodhpur]]		[[Category:People from Jodhpur]]
	[[Category:Unsolved murders in India]]		[[Category:Unsolved murders in India]]
			[[Category:People acquitted of attempted murder]]
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Rao Raja '''Hukum Singh''' Rathore (2 August 1951 – April 17, 1984), also known as '''Tutu Bana''', was the son of Maharaja [[Hanwant Singh]], ruler of [[Jodhpur]], and actress [[Zubeida Begum]].<ref name="it">{{Cite web|last1=November 21|first1=india today digital|last2=June 15|first2=2013 ISSUE DATE|last3=October 10|first3=1981UPDATED|last4=Ist|first4=2014 17:52|title=Curious case of Jodhpur royal Hukam Singh and his grisly murder|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/crime/story/19810615-curious-case-of-jodhpur-royal-hukam-singh-and-his-grisly-murder-772963-2013-11-21|access-date=2021-04-21|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref> Hukum Singh was the stepbrother of Maharaja [[Gaj Singh]], who succeeded his father to the throne.

==Early life==
Hukum Singh's parents were both killed in an airplane accident in 1952, when he was under one year old, so he was brought up by his stepmother [[Krishna Kumari (regent)|Krishna Kumari]]. He later went to study at [[Mayo College]] in Ajmer. He married Rao Rani Rajeshwari Kumari Rathore, daughter of Rao Raja Daljit Singh of [[Alwar]]. The couple had one son, Parikshit Singh Rathore (b. 1974) and one daughter, Jainandini Kanwar (b. 1975).

Hukum Singh was described as "pampered, but also hot-tempered and restless".<ref>{{Cite web|last=ABPL|title=Maharaja Hanwant's Filmy Life and Death|url=https://www.asian-voice.com/News/India/Maharaja-Hanwant%E2%80%99s-Filmy-Life-and-Death|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.asian-voice.com|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 1974, he was charged with [[attempted murder]] for twice pointing a pistol at a police officer and threatening to kill him.<ref name="casemine">{{Cite web|title=Rao Raja Hukam Singh v. State Of Rajasthan {{!}} Rajasthan High Court {{!}} Judgment {{!}} Law {{!}} CaseMine|url=https://www.casemine.com/judgement/in/56b4959c607dba348f0138fc|access-date=2021-04-21|website=www.casemine.com|language=en}}</ref> The case was dismissed by the [[High Court of Rajasthan]], who stated that while this may have been [[criminal intimidation]], it was not attempted murder since Hukum Singh did not fire the weapon.<ref name="casemine"/>

==Death==
On April 17, 1984, Hukum Singh's body was found hacked to death with his own sword, with over 20 injuries on his body.<ref name="it"/> There are at least three versions of what happened.

The official version is that he was drinking whiskey with four or five other men, became abusive, and was killed with his own sword.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|date=2017-02-21|title=36 Years Later: Murder of Prince Hukam Singh Remains a Mystery|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/the-grisly-death-of-rao-raja-hukam-singh-of-jodhpur-still-remains-shrouded-in-mystery|access-date=2021-05-02|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref>

Alternatively, he is said to have been quietly sleeping in a [[charpoy]] in the garden of his official residence when he was violently attacked by unknown assailants.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|date=2017-02-21|title=36 Years Later: Murder of Prince Hukam Singh Remains a Mystery|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/the-grisly-death-of-rao-raja-hukam-singh-of-jodhpur-still-remains-shrouded-in-mystery|access-date=2021-05-02|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref>

Finally, he was known to have been unhappy with property matters and his status in the family, and had met his stepbrother Maharaja Gaj Singh the night before his death.<ref name="it"/> In his autobiography ''My Passage from India'', [[Ismail Merchant]] alleges that he and Gaj Singh were present at a dinner ceremony at the [[Umaid Bhawan Palace]] when Hukum Singh charged in, brandishing a sword, and was hacked to death.<ref name="merchant">{{Cite web|title=Merchant Ivory: IN COURT - Ismail Merchant's autobiography brings back Zubeida's ghost to haunt the former rulers of Jodhpur|url=http://merchantivory.com/news-india.html|access-date=2021-04-21|website=merchantivory.com}}</ref> Merchant and his publishers were sued for defamation, with Merchant later stating that the passage was written "tongue firmly in cheek".<ref name="merchant"/>

A suspect named Guman Singh was arrested, but mysteriously disappeared before trial.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mohamed|first=Khalid|date=2017-02-21|title=36 Years Later: Murder of Prince Hukam Singh Remains a Mystery|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/india/the-grisly-death-of-rao-raja-hukam-singh-of-jodhpur-still-remains-shrouded-in-mystery|access-date=2021-05-02|website=TheQuint|language=en}}</ref> The murder remains unsolved.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chasing Shadows|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/wknd/chasing-shadows|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Khaleej Times|language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of unsolved murders (20th century)|List of unsolved murders]]

==References==
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[[Category:People from Jodhpur]]
[[Category:Unsolved murders in India]]