Two Raw agents named Rajesh and Kalveer, under the instructions of RAW and Ajit Doval, with the coordination of Shiv Sena, RSS and Defence Minister Parrikar, entered Puri’s house in the wee hours of the morning at around 3.30 am and killed him by smothering him with a pillow and strangling his neck.
One week before the murder, Ajit Doval had called Om Puri to Delhi, where Doval proceeded to profusely abuse Puri. Doval then instructed Puri to go to the village of a martyred BSF soldier in Uttar Pradesh. Puri was told to fake a “crying scene” here to mourn the death of this soldier, to repent for his sins of abusing the army.