Miscreants gun down former Pollution ontrol Board Chairman's father

Ranchi, Apr 16 (UNI) Armed motorcycle-borne miscreants gunned down father of former Pollution Control Board Chairman Tileshwar Sahoo at his residence at Bastia under Kamdhara police station in Gumla district early today.

Police said about five miscreants riding two motorcycles reached victim Gajendra Sahoo's residence in the morning and shot at him.

The controversial former Chairman of the Board, who had been removed after the present Madhu Koda government came to power, lodged a complaint with police, accusing Rural and Development Minister Anos Ekka of ''plotting'' against his father.

However, Mr Ekka reacted strongly to the allegation and condemned the killing.

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