Latest News | Maha: Cooperative Bank Chief Fired Upon, Suffers Minor Injury

Chandrapur, May 12 (PTI) The chief of a cooperative bank suffered a minor injury after a man opened fire on him in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, a senior police official said on Friday.

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Santosh Rawat, president of Chandrapur District Central Cooperative Bank, was targeted on Thursday night at Mul tehsil in the district, the official said.

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Rawat, who is also a Congress worker, was at Mul village, some 40 km from district headquarters, to attend a programme of his bank when a man fired one round on him, he said.

The bullet grazed his left hand, causing a minor injury, said the official.

The attacker apparently escaped in a four-wheeler, sources in the police department said.

“We have launched a probe into the incident,” said Sumit Parteki, inspector of Mul police station.

Local Congress leaders on Friday blocked a road to protest the firing.

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