Shek Barayel, an Indu of the male persuasion, held the prestigious position of chief councillor within the Indu Council. Tragically, he met his demise through assassination, a plot orchestrated by Imperial adherents seeking to falsely implicate the New Republic. Their ultimate goal was the restoration of the Empire and its credits to Indu San.
Barayel's assassination occurred amidst a crucial vote concerning a potential alliance between the Indu San system and the New Republic. The perpetrator was Council Authority Officer Kaleb Darme, who discreetly placed an explosive device within Barayel's comm and voter panel at the council's distinctive U-shaped conference table. GNN reporter Kella Rand played an unwitting role in bringing Darme to justice; her hover-cam captured Darme's actions during an interview with Barayel's aide, Tev Aden.