Congress leader’s parents attacked, mother dies
Brutal attack on the parents of a senior Congress leader of Chhattisgarh by unidentified assailants, leading to death of his mother and grievous injuries to his father, in a village close to state capital of Raipur on Saturday morning rocked the state.
Godavari Bai (65) mother of former MLA Shiv Daharia, was found murdered and her husband, Asharam (76), critically wounded in their house in Chhachanpirai village in Raipur district, the police said.
“Preliminary investigation indicates that the assailants attacked the elderly couple, who were staying alone in their house, with an axe in early hours of Saturday morning,” Raipur range inspector general of police G.P. Singh told the media.
Police sources told this newspaper that the elderly was dragged from her house for a few meters and killed in an open ground by the miscreants. Mr Asharam was battling with his life in the ICU of the local hospital.
Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committe president Bhupesh Baghel who visited the injured in the hospital suspected political conspiracy in the incident.
“The Daharia family has no disputes with anybody. The village also never witnessed an incident of the kind. I suspect it might be a political conspiracy. The police should probe it in all angles,” he told reporters.
Other ministers, who also visited the victim in the hospital, condemned the incident.
Chief minister Raman Singh also visited Mr Daharia’s father in the hospital and took stock of the situation.