After Beed in Maharashtra, sarpanch killed in Chhattisgarh’s Jashpur

A lady sarpanch was allegedly murdered by unidentified individuals at her home in Chhattisgarh’s tribal-dominated Jashpur district on Tuesday, simply over a month after being elected as the top of her village, police stated.

The incident happened at round 12 midday when the sufferer, Prabhavati Sidar (37), was within the vegetable backyard within the yard of her home in Dongadarha village underneath Tumla police station space, a police official stated.

Sidar was elected as sarpanch of Dongadarha village panchayat in panchayat elections held in February this yr.

As per the preliminary data, she was alone in the home on the time of the incident, and was taking a shower within the vegetable backyard. When her daughter reached the spot, she discovered her mom significantly injured, following which she raised an alarm and referred to as different members of the family and villagers, the police official stated.