Jharkhand Congress leader found murdered at home, wife critically injured

A 60-year-old Congress leader was found murdered and his wife critically injured at their residence in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Saturday, police said.

A 60-year-old Congress leader was found murdered and his wife critically injured at their residence in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Saturday, police said.

During preliminary investigation, it was found that unidentified people entered the residence of former Congress district general secretary Kamlesh Narayan Sharma in Central Saunda Colony in Bhurkunda police outpost area through a window on Friday night and bludgeoned him to death with an iron rod and critically injured his wife Chanchala Sharma, an officer said.