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Dantewada’s BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi, 4 others killed in Naxal attack

Naxals used an IED to attack the convoy of BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and opened fire on the occupants in the vehicles.

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Raipur: BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and four security personnel were Tuesday killed when their convoy was attacked by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, days before the first-phase polling in the state, police said.

The incident occurred at Shyamagiri hills when the MLA’s convoy was heading towards Kuwakonda from Bacheli area.

— ANI (@ANI) April 9, 2019

The Naxalites blew up a vehicle in the convoy with an IED and opened fire at the occupants. The MLA and four security personnel were killed in the attack, police officials said.

Security forces have been rushed to the area, they said.

Dantewada falls in the Bastar Lok Sabha seat which will go to polls in the first phase on April 11.


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2 COMMENTS

  1. “son was cornering all govt contracts”?
    Were naxals also competing for contracts back then??
    What sort of a human justifies such killing?
    Are you a naxal too? Do you also believe in uprooting Indian govt by violence?
    If not , then do not get into this naxalite defending hypocrite mood, for your political leanings.
    Justice is not served by blowing a person up in pieces, if charges of corruption are alleged against him. Read our laws and abide by them.

  2. Senseless killing. But imagine the anger which has gone into their head against leader who misuse their power and authority. In 2015 in a similar situation on 15 Congress MLA, his son, security personnel wee killed near Makthal in Mahaboobnagar Telangana. The son was cornering all govt contracts.

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