According to Jitendra Kumar, the Station House Officer (SHO) of the SMS Hospital police station, Atar Singh passed away around 11:30 PM on Sunday while undergoing treatment.
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Atar Singh Bhadana (68), a BJP leader and former MLA from Bayana in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district, died following an attack. According to his wife, Kamlesh, Bhadana had arrived at his stone crusher mining plant in Bhaunda village around 6:30 PM on Sunday. At that time, a mob of 70 to 80 people attacked him with sticks, clubs, and stones.
Bhadana succumbs during treatment
His associate, Gagan Sharma, was also critically injured in the attack. Both were initially taken to Weir Hospital; from there, Bhadana was referred to Jaipur, while Sharma was referred to Bharatpur. According to Jitendra Kumar, the Station House Officer (SHO) at SMS Hospital, Bhadana passed away around 11:30 PM on Sunday while undergoing treatment.
Dispute flares up after Bhadana’s arrival at the plant
According to villagers, they had been staging intermittent protests over this issue for the past two years. The crusher unit had been shut down for a year, and efforts were underway to restart it. The dispute reignited after Bhadana arrived at the plant on Sunday. Both sides have presented conflicting accounts of the incident. Villagers claim they had been staging a peaceful protest for the last 10 to 15 days.
The villagers stated that on Sunday evening, several people from Bhadana’s side arrived and removed them from the protest site. According to the villagers, the dispute escalated thereafter, leading to an exchange of blows involving sticks and stones. Bhadana sustained critical injuries during this confrontation.
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