Rajesh was an RTI activist from Surat, he was found with multiple injuries on his head and shoulder on the National Highway-8 in Navsari. Later that night in a private hospital he was declared dead.

Rajesh was 31 years old, he launched a drive to expose the education mafia operating in the city. He had also reportedly complained to the District Education officer about a number of schools that were functioning without proper licences or letters of approval. Rajesh also received threatening calls allegedly from the eduction mafia for a month before he was killed.

On the night of his death Rajesh’s friend Vijay Patel received a call from city’s Navsari Civil Hospital about him being severely injured. He took Rajesh to the hospital and informed his family about the injury.

The Punagam Police have started an investigation after registering a case of accidental death in this regard. They called Rajesh’s friend and recorded his statements. At present the police has registered a case of accidental death, and not of murder.