Nand Kumar Patel
Nand Kumar Patel | |
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Home Minister of Chhattisgarh | |
In office November 2000 – December 2003 | |
Succeeded by | Brijmohan Agarawal |
Personal details | |
Born | Raigarh District | 8 November 1953
Nand Kumar Patel (8 November 1953 – 25 May 2013) was an Indian National Congress politician from the province of Chhattisgarh. He was elected to the Kharsia Assembly Constituency five times in a row (1990, 1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008).[1]
He was a
On 25 May 2013, news broke that several Congress leaders were killed in a Naxalite attack on a Congress convoy. At first, Naxalites claimed to have kidnapped Nand Kumar Patel and his son Dinesh keeping up the hopes of their coming back alive.[2] However, their bullet-ridden bodies were found in the Jiram valley in the Bastar district the next day.[3]
On 27 May, the Naxalites claimed responsibility for the attack by issuing a statement which called it a punishment for atrocities committed by the Salwa Judum, the counter-Naxalite paramilitary forces in the Bastar area, and claimed the attack was targeted at its leader, Mahendra Karma.[4]
The newly elected Chhattisgarh government has set up an SIT under Vivekanand Sinha to probe into the incident on January 2, 2019.[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Partywise Comparison Since 1977: Chhattisgarh, 18 - Kharsia Assembly Constituency". Election Commission of India. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 18 April 2007.
- ^ a b Kaiser, Ejaz (26 May 2013). "Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel killed by Maoists". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Kidnapped Chhattisgarh Cong chief, son found dead". The Hindu. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- ^ "Maoists claim responsibility, say Mahendra Karma was main target". News Bullet.in. 28 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh government sets up SIT to probe Jhiram Valley Attack". News 18. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh government appoints SUT to probe 2013 Bastar maoist attack - Times of India ►". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 January 2019.