NEW DELHI, Jul 7 (NNN-PTI) – A leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), K. Armstrong, was hacked to death, by six bike-borne men, in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, police said, yesterday.
Armstrong, 52-year-old state head of the BSP, was attacked late Friday, near his house in Chennai, the capital city of Tamil Nadu. Two of his associates also sustained injuries in the attack.
Doctors declared Armstrong dead on arrival, after he was sent to the hospital. Eight people have been arrested in connection with the murder, a senior police officer in Chennai told media.
The killing triggered protests from party supporters, who hit the streets demanding a probe by India’s premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation.
Tamil Nadu’s chief minister has ordered the police to conduct an inquiry, and bring the culprits to justice in the murder.– NNN-PTI
