Jharkhand Congress Leader Shot Dead 2 Days Before District Election
NDTV
The incident took place around 8 pm near an old petrol pump on the Bhurkunda-Patratu road in Saunda area, around 50 km away from the state capital Ranchi, a senior officer said.
A 35-year-old Congress leader was shot dead by motorcycle-borne criminals in Jharkhand's Ramgarh on Saturday, two days ahead of a bypoll in the district, police said.
The incident took place around 8 pm near an old petrol pump on the Bhurkunda-Patratu road in Saunda area, around 50 km away from the state capital Ranchi, a senior officer said.
The dead was identified as Raj Kishore Bauri alias Bitka Bauri, who was Patratu block representative of Congress' MLA from Barkagaon, Amba Prasad.
Bauri was taken to CCL hospital in Bhurkunda where doctors declared him brought dead, the officer said.
