BJP Chief Asim Rai Murdered In Chhattisgarh, Cops Suspect Rivalry
A physician has confirmed a bullet wound on his head (Representational)
Kanker:
A BJP chief was killed in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district on Sunday night, with the police suspecting that he sustained a bullet wound, an official stated.
The incident occurred at round 8.30 pm in Purana Bazar space of Pakhanjur city when Asim Rai was driving a two-wheeler, the official stated.
Rai (50), a former chairman of Pakhanjur Nagar Panchayat, was the incumbent corporator and the vice chairman of the Kanker district unit of the ruling BJP.
As per eyewitnesses, Rai all of the sudden fell from the car. He was rushed to an area hospital the place docs declared him lifeless, the official stated.
Within the preliminary examination of the physique, a health care provider has confirmed a bullet wound on Rai’s head however an in depth report on this regard might be out there after the post-mortem, he stated.
“Prima facie, circumstantial proof signifies that the sufferer may need been shot over rivalry or private vengeance. We’re enquiring into all potential angles,” Inspector Normal of Police (Bastar Vary) Sundarraj P instructed PTI.
In 2014, Rai had escaped unharmed in an identical assault by two males, who had been later arrested, officers stated.
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