The Congress workers were reportedly targeting RLP MLA Beniwal, who had earlier levelled corruption charges on the Congress leader and the state revenue minister Harish Chaudhary
Cyclist, who has planned a group cycle tour from Kanyakumari to Kashmir alleges he got a WhatsApp call from Pakistan asking him to not go to the valley.
The deceased is identified as Mannu Vaishnav (45), who works as a newspaper hawker in the colony. Vaishnav had asked for the payments that were due to Rafique Khan. Khan hacked Vaishnav to death with an axe.
Rajasthan police have, however, ruled out the Article 370 angle and said that the incident transpired as the two groups got into an altercation over the noise of crackers and loudspeakers which were being used during the birthday party.