Cong leader found murdered at Ramgarh home, wife critically injured

Ramgarh: A senior Congress leader, Kamlesh Narayan Sharma (60), was found murdered by unidentified miscreants at his residence here early on Saturday. His wife, Chanchala Sharma (55), was also brutally attacked and brought to a local hospital in an unconscious condition. She was later referred to Rims in Ranchi.
Sharma, who hailed from Central Saunda under Bhurkunda outpost police station, was a former general secretary of the Congress Ramgarh district unit. Reports said Sharma was hit on the head with an iron rod.
SP Prabhat Kumar, who rushed to Sharma’s house, confirmed that it’s a case of murder and the motive of the crime could be ascertained only after the police investigation is over.
Talking to media persons, he said, “Police are investigating the crime from all possible angles, including robbery and targetted killing.”
SDPO (Patratu) Birendra Kumar Chaudhary, who also visited the spot, said the unidentified miscreants broke into Sharma’s house from a window and attacked the couple with an iron rod.
Local Congress MLA Amba Prasad rushed to Sharma’s house on hearing the news. She condemned the brutal killing of the veteran party leader and said she would meet chief minister Hemant Soren to press for a CID probe into the crime.
Meanwhile, state Congress working president and Ramgarh district resident, Shahjada Anwar, said the miscreants have put up a challenge before the police by killing a Congress leader at his home. “An SIT should be formed to probe the case and arrest those responsible for the brutal killing,” he said.