Maharashtra Congress Vice-President Dies of Stab Wounds in Akola

Maharashtra Congress vice-president dies of stab wounds in Akola

Maharashtra Congress vice-president Hidayatullah Patel dies after being stabbed; investigation underway with main suspect arrested.

Maharashtra Congress vice-president Hidayatullah Patel killed in stabbing

The former Akola District Congress Committee president suffered grievous neck and chest injuries, causing heavy bleeding and was rushed to a hospital in Akot, where he was admitted to intensive care but succumbed on Wednesday morning, police said, describing the injuries as life-threatening.

Crime surges in Maharashtra due to no full-time home minister: Congress

Maharashtra Congress president Harshwardhan Sapkal on Wednesday claimed that crime has increased in the state due to the absence of a full-time home minister and demanded strict punishment for those involved in the killing of party leader Hidayatullah Patel in Akola.

Maharashtra Congress vice-president Hidayatullah Patel dies after being stabbed inside mosque

Maharashtra Congress vice-president Hidayatullah Patel, who was stabbed inside a mosque in Akola district, succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Wednesday morning. Patel was attacked with a sharp weapon around 1.30 pm on Tuesday as he was stepping out of the Jama Masjid in Mohala village of Akot taluka after offering namaz, allegedly over an old enmity. Videos showing 66 year old Patel with his clothes soaked in blood as he emerged from …