Jammu/New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the Maoist strike on Congress party leaders and activists in Chhattisgarh.
"Attacks in Chhattisgarh should be condemned strongly, our condolences with the family of the deceased," Abdullah said
Meanwhile, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari, has conveyed his sympathies to the families of those killed in the Chhattisgarh attack, saying that "as someone who has witnessed terrorism first hand, I can understand what families are going through".
Tewari further said that the entire incident needs detailed investigation and examination.
At least 27 people, including senior Congress leader Nand Kumar Patel, Mahendra Karma, were killed and several others injured when heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of party leaders inside a dense forest in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district.
The body of Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel, who was kidnapped along with his son after Maoists ambushed a convoy of party leaders, was found on Sunday in a forest in Bastar district. The body has been spotted near Darba Gati Valley, police said.
Maoists had kidnapped Patel and his son Dinesh after attacking the convoy of Congress leaders. (ANI)
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