Archive · 30 Jan 2026
Masked Men Attempt to Abduct Congress Corporators in Maharashtra
Some men with their faces covered tried to take away 17-18 Congress leaders who were traveling in a bus.
These leaders were going to Nagpur to do some official work.
The men stopped the bus and tried to force the leaders out, but other Congress supporters and the police came and stopped them.
One of the men was caught and arrested.
This happened because there is a fight within the Congress party about who should be the mayor.
The Congress party has 27 seats in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, but they need 34 to win.
The mayor election is on February 10.
Masked men attempted to abduct 17-18 Congress corporators from a bus near Samriddhi Expressway in Wardha district.
The corporators were heading to Nagpur to register at the Divisional Commissioner's office after civic polls.
Police intervened and arrested one person, booking six individuals in total for the incident.
The incident occurred amidst a power struggle within the Congress over the mayor's post in Chandrapur.
Congress has 27 seats in the 66-member Chandrapur Municipal Corporation, while BJP has 23.
- Who
- Masked men and Congress corporators loyal to Vijay Wadettiwar
- What
- Attempted abduction of Congress corporators
- When
- Thursday evening at 5:45 PM
- Where
- Samriddhi Expressway, Wardha district, Maharashtra
- Why
- Ongoing power struggle within the Congress over the mayor's post
- Number of Corporators
- 17-18
- Location of Incident
- Samriddhi Expressway, Wardha district
- Time of Incident
- 5:45 PM
- Number of Arrested
- 1
- Number of Booked Persons
- 6
- Congress Seats in CMC
- 27
- BJP Seats in CMC
- 23
- Mayor Election Date
- February 10
