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{{Short description|2011 police killings in Uttarakhand, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2023}}
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On September 5, 2011, Raju Pargai and Amit Arya were killed at the [[Nepal]] border of [[Uttarakhand]].<ref>{{cite news |title= The gang wars to control Uttarakhand's illegal mining |url= https://lifestyle.livemint.com/amp/news/big-story/raw-hitman-hussain-zaidi-books-gang-wars-111689581168221.html |work=livemint.com |language=English}}</ref> The Uttarakhand police arrested [[Lucky Bisht]] in connection with the killings.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/trends/lifestyle/the-curious-case-of-former-nsg-commando-raw-agent-lucky-bisht-10924031.html|title=The curious case of former NSG commando & RAW agent Lucky Bisht|date=July 8, 2023|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/lucky-bishts-story-in-the-book-raw-hitman-the-real-story-of-agent-lima/article67037005.ece|title=Lucky Bisht’s story in the book ‘R.A.W Hitman: The real story of Agent Lima’|date=July 4, 2023|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
== Victims ==
Pargai and Arya had a history of criminal involvement, including [[murder]], [[kidnapping]], and [[extortion]]. They had been incarcerated multiple times in connection with various murder cases. Intelligence reports suggested their involvement in the illegal [[Firearm|arms]] trade, playing a significant role in facilitating transportation of weapons from Nepal into India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/brunch/10-great-books-to-sink-into-as-the-monsoon-begins-preview-them-here-101686325711271.html|title=10 great books to sink into as the monsoon begins. Preview them here|date=June 9, 2023|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
== Aftermath ==
Following his arrest, Bisht spent over four years in jail, during which he was transferred to 11 different [[jails]]. Bisht was eventually acquitted by the court, on the grounds of insufficient evidence.<ref>{{cite web |title=राजू परगई और अमित आर्य के पांचां हत्यारोपी बरी |url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttarakhand/nainital/crime/21520368952-nainital-news |website=Amar Ujala |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=7 March 2018 |title=डबल मर्डर केस में एनएसजी कमांडो सहित पांच लोग बरी |language=hi |work=Dainik Jagran |url=https://www.jagran.com/uttarakhand/nainital-five-people-including-nsg-commando-acquitted-in-double-murder-case-17618500.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=7 March 2018 |title=दोहरे हत्याकांड में लकी कमांडो समेत पांचों आरोपी बरी |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttarakhand/haldwani/story-five-accused-including-lucky-commando-in-double-murder-casea-acquitted-1837453.html |work=livehindustan.com |language=hindi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=R.A.W Hitman: The real story of Agent Lima brings the interesting story of Lucky Bisht |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/r-a-w-hitman-the-real-story-of-agent-lima-brings-the-interesting-story-of-lucky-bisht/cid/1945689 |work=The Telegraph}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=एक्स रॉ एजेंट लकी बिष्ट की ज़िन्दगी से रूबरू होगी दुनिया, एस. हुसैन जैदी ने लिखी 'रॉ हिटमैन' बायोग्राफी |url=https://www.india.com/hindi-news/news/delhi/nsg-commando-ex-raw-agent-lucky-bishts-biography-raw-hitman-published-s-hussain-zaidi-is-the-author-6112950/ |website=www.india.com}}</ref>
==See also==
* [[Research and Analysis Wing]]
== Further reading ==
* [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/R-A-W-Hitman/S-Hussain-Zaidi/9789392099632 R.A.W. Hitman]
==References==
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[[Category:Human rights abuses in India]]
[[Category:Extrajudicial killings in India]]
[[Category:History of Uttarakhand (1947–present)]]
[[Category:Crime in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:2011 crimes in India]]
[[Category:Police misconduct in India]]