SUBHASH MISHRA
Dhanbad, June 4: Congress leader Kali Charan Yadav was shot and critically injured in a temple in Bhowra New Quarters Colony under Bhowra police station, around 25.5 km away from district headquarters in the morning today.
A police official said the incident occurred between 8 am to 8.30 am. Kali Charan Yadav had gone to worship in a nearby temple where assailants fired on him. One youth was nabbed on the spot while police apprehended one person on suspicion.
Kali Charan Yadav was immediately admitted to the nearby Jamadoba Hospital of Tata Steel Jharia Division. After first aid, he was referred to Asian Jalan Hospital Dhanbad.
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Getting information from Sindri SDPO Bhupendra Prasad Raut, the Bhowra OP in-charge reached the spot immediately and began raids in the area in search of the accused.
Kali Charan Yadav is also the central committee vice-president of Rashtriya Colliery Mazdoor Sangh (RCMS) Dadai Dubey faction and was campaigning for Congress candidate Anupama Singh in the Lok Sabha elections.
Personal rivalry is said to be the reason behind the attack. Sources said since Kali Charan Yadav is a trade union leader, firing for supremacy on coal turf can’t be ruled out. The arresting of a youth may lead police to reason of crime.
