This story is from October 22, 2023

BJP worker shot dead in Chhattisgarh, Maoist hand suspected

| Rashmi Drolia | TNN | Oct 22, 2023, 04:04 IST

A tribal BJP worker was shot by three bike-borne men in Chhattisg... Read More

RAIPUR: A tribal BJP worker was shot by three bike-borne men in Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-infested Bastar region on Friday. Birju Taram, 53, was the sixth BJP member to be killed this year in the Congress-governed state. Hours before he was shot, Taram had attended a rally of former CM Raman Singh.

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Amid suspicions of a Maoist hand in the murder, locals and relatives blamed a strongman who had clashed with Taram and other tribals over idol worship, specifically of Durga.

Police said Taram was on a walk outside his home when he was shot four times at point-blank range around 8pm in Sarkheda village. He had prayed at a Durga temple a little before he was killed. Former CM Singh held the state government responsible for the “political killing”.
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pram

435 days ago

BJP and Modi are doing a great job for the country and Hindus but I believe that they should deal with Congress, Communists. Muslims, Christians, Sikhs and all other criminals with iron hand. It is time to to clean the country of rogue elemnts. Prosperity comes with security. All criminals are roaming freely like all Gandhis, Chidambaram, Khans, Kejariwals, Akhilesh Yadav, Stalin. If court does not wan tot do anything, then you make a different law or quick justice courts to punish them severly and swiftly. I want all criminals dead orr in prisons forever.

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