Maharashtra Cong vice president dies after being stabbed at mosque in Akola

AKOLA: (Jan 7) Maharashtra Congress vice president Hidayatullah Patel, who was stabbed at a mosque in Akola district, succumbed to his injuries during treatment on Wednesday morning, police said.

The alleged attacker has been arrested, they said.

Patel (66) was attacked with a sharp weapon by the accused over an old enmity at around 1.30 pm on Tuesday after he offered namaz at a mosque in Mohala village in Akot taluka of the district, the police said.