Masked shooters target Congress leader's office in Chhattisgarh; 2 kin injured

BILASPUR: (Oct 29) Three unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire outside the private office of a Congress functionary in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, injuring two persons, police said.

The incident took place at around 6 pm on Tuesday in Masturi town when local Janpad vice-president Nitesh Singh of the Congress was in his office, an official said.

Three masked persons arrived on a motorcycle and suddenly started firing at the office. They fired 10 to 12 rounds in which Singh escaped unhurt, while his uncle Chandrakant Singh Thakur and his brother Raju Singh sustained injuries, he said.