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As quickly as Katla left the venue of the perform, he was attacked with sharp-edged weapons. (Representational Picture)
The deceased, recognized as Tirupati Katla, a BJP member of the Janpad Panchayat, was attending a marriage in Toynar village when the incident occurred
A neighborhood employee of the ruling BJP was killed by suspected Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur on Friday night, police mentioned. The deceased, recognized as Tirupati Katla, a BJP member of the Janpad Panchayat, was attending a marriage in Toynar village when the incident occurred, a senior official mentioned.
As quickly as Katla left the venue of the perform, he was attacked with sharp-edged weapons. He was rushed to the Bijapur district hospital the place he succumbed to accidents, the official famous.
“Tirupati Katla, a (BJP) member of the Janpad Panchayat, was attacked by unknown folks whereas he was attending his relative’s marriage ceremony at Toynar village (in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur). He was rushed to the hospital the place he succumbed to accidents. Investigation into the matter is underway,” Bijapur SP Jitendra Yadav was quoted by PTI as saying.
BJP spokesperson Kedar Gupta expressed his condolences over Tirupati Katla’s loss of life and warranted that “his martyrdom is not going to be wasted”.
“I lengthen my deepest condolences to his household, and I can guarantee you that his martyrdom is not going to be wasted. BJP authorities is dedicated to combating towards Naxalism within the state” mentioned Gupta.
This was the seventh incident of the killing of a BJP chief or member by suspected Naxalites in Maoist-affected areas of Chhattisgarh in a single yr.
Forward of the meeting polls in November 2023, Ratan Dubey, the BJP’s Narayanpur district unit vp was killed by Maoists. Dubey was murdered with a sharp-edged weapon within the Kaushalnar market space underneath the Jharaghati police station space whereas he was campaigning for Meeting polls, Further Superintendent of Police Hemsagar Sidar had mentioned.
A neighborhood BJP chief was killed by Naxalites within the Bijapur district in June 2023, whereas in February final yr, three BJP leaders have been murdered in separate incidents within the Bastar division.
(With PTI inputs)
