A 39-year-old lady NCP activist and head of a women’s organisation has been killed allegedly by two unidentified motorcycle-borne persons just after an altercation in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district, police mentioned on Tuesday.
The incident took location about 8.20 pm on Monday when the victim, identified as Rekha Bhausaheb Jare, was going from Pune to Ahmednagar in a auto along with her mother, son and a buddy, a police official mentioned.
Her auto overtook the motorcycle at Jategaon ghat in Parner, positioned about 230 km from right here, following which the accused moved ahead and stopped her car by parking their two-wheeler in the middle of the road, he mentioned.
They then had an argument with Jare, who was president of the Yashaswini Mahila Brigade, a regional organisation functioning for women’s welfare.
Her other family members members in the auto attempted to intervene, but the argument continued.
During the altercation, one particular of the motorcycle riders allegedly pulled out a knife and slit Jare’s throat following which she collapsed, the official mentioned.
The victim was rushed to a hospital, but was declared dead prior to admission, he mentioned.
A case of murder has been registered at Ahmednagar’s Supa police station against unidentified assailants, he mentioned, adding that police are attempting to ascertain the precise cause behind the attack.