KORBA: A local BJP leader was killed by unidentified attackers at a road construction site in Korba district on Tuesday morning, police said.
The attack happened around 10 am at Keshla village in the Katghora area, officials said.
According to Korba Superintendent of Police Siddharth Tiwari, three masked men attacked Akshay Garg, a construction contractor and member of the Katghora Janpad Panchayat, with sharp-edged weapons while he was inspecting ongoing road work.
Preliminary reports suggest the assailants arrived in a black car. Garg was critically injured and taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
Police have set up checkpoints to track down the attackers. The motive for the murder has not yet been established.
Family members and supporters gathered outside the hospital, and police were deployed to prevent any untoward incidents amid the tense situation.
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