Bhubaneswar: A local worker of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was killed by suspected Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Friday evening, police said.
The deceased, identified as Tirupati Katla, a BJP member of the Janpad Panchayat, was attending a wedding in Toynar village when the incident happened, sources said.
As soon as Katla left the venue of the function, he was attacked with sharp-edged weapons. He was rushed to the Bijapur district hospital where he succumbed to injuries.
“Investigation into the matter is underway,” Bijapur SP Jitendra Yadav was quoted by PTI as saying.
It may be mentioned that this was the seventh killing of a BJP leader or member by suspected Naxalites in Maoist-affected areas of the state in the last one year.
