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The Jharkhand government looking into strong protests and public rally held in Ranchi later ordered a China, Burma, India Theatre of Operations probe into murder. After his murder, the naxals belonging Communist Party of India (Maoist) distributed a leaflet claiming that they know the killers of Lalit Mehta and they will be brought to justice saying that we will make the perpetrators of heinous crimes such as murder pay with their lives, which created a flutter among rank and file of police and government.Later in January 2009, Ranchi Police recovered body of one Raju Singh, who was prime accused in murder of Lalit Mehta, claiming that he was killed by naxals. National Radiation to Information Forum has honored his martyrdom by naming an award after him as Lalit Mehta Radiation to Information Gallantry award.
