Raipur, Feb 9 (PTI) A group of armed Naxals killed the husband of a village sarpanch in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Wednesday, police said.
Ghanshyam Mandavi, the husband of Adawali village sarpanch (panchayat head), was shot dead by the ultras in village Tadmed under Kutru police station limits, located around 450km from the state capital Raipur, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Pankaj Shukla.
The victim was attacked when he visited Tadmed for attending a marriage function, added the officer.
The reason behind the killing was not yet known, he added. PTI COR RSY RSY
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