Sunil Kumar Mahato
Sunil Mahato | |
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Jamshedpur | |
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| Born | 11 January 1966 Vill Chota Gamharia, Seraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand |
As of 28 May, 2017 | |
Sunil Kumar ( 11 January 1966 – 4 March 2007) was a member of the
Naxalite
rebels who subscribe to Communist ideology.
Early life
Mahato was from a Kudmi family. In 2003 he was part of a delegation that met with the Governor of Jharkhand asking for recognition as a scheduled tribe.[1]
Political career
Mahato was General Secretary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party. He was elected to Lok Sabha in the
Singhbhum district while he was attending a local football match organised to mark the Hindu festival of Holi. The attackers also killed the Ghatsila block secretary of JMM, Prabhakar Mahato, and two[3] or four[2] of Sunil Mahato's bodyguards. There were reported to be approximately 30 attackers, including three women.[4]
References
- ^ Arun Kumar Thakur (14 August 2003). "Kurmis in tribal status cry". The Telegraph. Kolkata.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Sunil Mahto murder case: Police to take naxal leader Ranjit Pal into remand". The Avenue Mail. 29 January 2017.
- ^ "JMM MP Mahato shot dead by naxals". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 5 March 2007.
- ^ "Maoists in Holi mask murder MP". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 5 March 2007. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007.
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