Akola, Jan. 7 -- : Senior Congress leader and Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee Vice-President Hidayat Patel died on Wednesday during treatment after being brutally attacked by unidentified persons in Akola district, triggering political tension and raising serious questions over law and order in the region.
The incident took place in Mohla village of Akot tehsil when Patel was attacked while he was leaving a mosque.
He sustained critical injuries and was rushed to a hospital, where he later succumbed during treatment.
Preliminary information suggests that political rivalry and personal enmity may have led to the attack.
The local residents managed to apprehend one of the accused, identified as Ubed Patel, while others reportedly f...