TDP leader shot at, injured

By Our Staff Reporter

NIZAMABAD, OCT. 22. A Telugu Desam Party ZPTC member, Mr. Syed Abdul Kalam, representing the Kerameri mandal in Adilabad district, was shot at and injured by suspected People's War Group naxalites in Dhannora village under the Kerameri police station limits late last night.

Reports reaching here said that two members of the banned outfit, said to belong to the Jodeghat Local Guerrilla Squad, came to the residence of Kalam and asked him to come out. The ZPTC member, who was watching television, came out when the two naxals started dragging him away.

As the victim raised the alarm, family members, including women, came to his rescue and pleaded with the naxals to spare his life. A naxal, clad in dhoti and kurta, whipped out a short weapon and fired three rounds at Kalam, injuring him.

The niece of the ZPTC member, who was nearby, sustained a bullet injury. The injured were rushed to the Kagaznagar area hospital and later shifted to Hyderabad. The police said the condition of the injured persons was stable.

The Adilabad Superintendent of police, Mr. Mahesh M.Bhagwat, condemned the attack, and said Kalam was neither on the hitlist of the PWG nor had he done anything against the banned outfit.

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