Pune, Feb. 7 -- Amid elections for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti on Saturday, the husband of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) official candidate Sunita Butte was critically injured in an attack by unidentified assailants at Ambethan Pait in Khed taluka.
Sharad Butte Patil sustained serious injuries and was immediately rushed to Balaji Hospital at Vasuli Phata, where he is undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Sharad Butte Patil, a former Zilla Parishad member and former group leader, had switched sides from BJP to NCP in the presence of late Ajit Pawar.
According to preliminary information, Sharad Butte was out on personal work when a group of attackers suddenly assaulted him. Local citizens promptly shifted him to ...