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| birthname = Rao Raja Rathore | |||
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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 | 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 | 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 crimes in India]] | [[Category:1984 crimes in India]] | ||
[[Category:1984 murders in Asia]] | [[Category:1984 murders in Asia]] | ||
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[[Category:April 1984 crimes]] | |||
[[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]] | |||
[[Category:Deaths by blade weapons]] | |||
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