Maharashtra: Anil Deshmukh injured after stones thrown at his car in Nagpur
Videos of the incident circulating on social media showed blood dripping from Deshmukh’s forehead and glass shards inside his vehicle.
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Former Maharashtra Home Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader Anil Deshmukh was injured after stones were thrown at his car in Nagpur district on Monday, The Indian Express reported.
The incident took place around 8 pm on the Jalalkheda road when Deshmukh was returning after campaigning in Narkhed for his son Salil Deshmukh, who is contesting as the Maha Vikas Aghadi candidate from the Katol constituency in the upcoming Assembly elections.
A group of unidentified persons threw stones at his car, the newspaper quoted unidentified police officers as saying. Videos of the incident circulating on social media showed Deshmukh injured, with blood dripping from his forehead and glass shards inside the vehicle.
प्रचार संपवून परत जात असताना राष्ट्रवादी काँग्रेस पार्टी शरदचंद्र पवार पक्षाचे ज्येष्ठ नेते अनिलजी देशमुख साहेब यांच्यावर काही समाजकंटकांनी भ्याड हल्ला केला.ही अतिशय दुर्दैवी आणि संतापजनक घटना आहे. आम्ही सर्वजण या हल्ल्याचा निषेध करतो. निवडणुकीच्या काळात अशा पद्धतीने हल्ला… pic.twitter.com/6oLoFyEoAy— Supriya Sule (@supriya_sule) November 18, 2024
The Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) leader was taken to Katol Civil Hospital, the police officers said. He was subsequently shifted to Alexis Hospital.
“An investigation has begun,” Nagpur Rural Superintendent of Police Harssh Poddar was quoted as saying by The Indian Express. “Police are trying to identify those responsible for the attack.”
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