Nath forms committee to probe Cong block president’s murder

Bhopal: PCC chief Kamal Nath on Wednesday constituted a seven-member committee to probe the alleged murder of Ghuwara block Congress president Indra Pratap Singh Parmar in Bada Malehra, Chhatarpur district. He was shot dead by unknown assailants on Tuesday evening.

The investigation committee comprising former ministers Harsh Yadav, Brijendra Singh Rathod, Yadavendra Singh and MLAs Alok Chaturvedi, Neeraj Dikshit, Kiram Ahirwar and Vikram Singh Nati Raja have been told to visit Chhatarpur, conduct an investigation and submit its report to the Congress committee.

Speaking to the media, Chhatarpur SP Lokendra Singh said that Parmar was shot at and rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Cops have registered a case against unidentified persons and investigations are underway.

A CCTV video showed the Congress leader speaking to two persons in front of a hotel, when the two assailants come in a motorbike. The pillion rider of the bike gets down and shoots him from behind. Parmar was first taken to a community health centre nearby, from where he was referred to the Chhatarpur district hospital. He died undergoing treatment in the hospital late on Tuesday evening.

A livid Kamal Nath has demanded the immediate arrest of the culprits. “I demand that the accused be identified and immediately arrested,” the former chief minister tweeted.

“Strict punitive action must be taken against them. The law-and-order situation in Madhya Pradesh is worrisome. Nobody is safe in the state today. Incidents such as murders, abductions, rapes, loots are occurring on a daily basis. Responsible persons are going to West Bengal and Assam for campaigning for the state elections and are claiming there is good governance in this state,” Nath said.