Chhattisgarh Election Violence: Congress Leader Dies After BJP Worker's Car Attack
Kondagaon (The Uttam Hindu) : On Friday, a couple going to buy wedding items was hit from behind by a speeding car near village Dogriguda. In the accident, the husband died on the spot and the wife was seriously injured. According to the police, Hemant Bhoyar, resident of Mulmula, died in the accident. The woman Champi Bhoyar is injured and is undergoing treatment at the district hospital. The young man was currently a ward panch in Mulmula Panchayat and the Vidhan Sabha vice-president of the District Youth Congress. After the accident, the relatives accused the car driver Purendra Kaushik and said that he is a BJP leader. He has committed the murder due to election rivalry blocked the highway After the accident, a large number of Congress workers including former minister Mohan Markam reached the hospital on Friday and blocked the national highway in front of the hospital. Seeing the atmosphere getting tense, the police detained the car driver and said that the investigation will continue.
On Saturday morning, a large number of Congress workers, along with the family members of the deceased, reached the police station and started demanding action by registering an FIR against the driver, due to which the atmosphere became tense. Kondagaon police has taken the car driver Purendra Kaushik into custody after the incident. According to the police, after the death, the family has accused the car driver Purendra Kaushik of killing the person by crushing him with the car. An FIR will be registered after the postmortem report comes. Former minister alleges- Police is working under pressure from BJP Former minister Mohan Markam said that the police administration is working under the pressure of BJP leaders. He alleged that even after more than 20 hours, permission is not being given to take away the body. He also said that if the administration did not take action soon, he would leave for the village on foot carrying the body on his shoulders. After this, he left for the village on foot carrying the body.
