Ajit Pawar faction, was fatally attacked with sharp weapons by unidentified assailants in Mumbai's Byculla area.

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A Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, belonging to the Ajit Pawar faction, was hacked to death in Mumbai's Byculla area on Saturday night (October 5). The victim, identified as Sachin Kurmi, held the position of taluka president in the party.

Police said that it was not yet clear who attacked Sachin Kurmi and are investigating if the crime was the fallout of any political rivalry or over any personal issues, an official said.

Mumbai: Sachin Kurmi, the taluka president of the Ajit Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was attacked by 2-3 unknown assailants and succumbed to his injuries in the wee hours of Saturday.

The deceased Sachin Kurmi, alias Munna, 45, was the Byculla Vidhan Sabha taluka president of the NCP. According to the police, Kurmi was attacked with a sharp weapon on the chest, neck, hands, and stomach around 1 am on Anant Pawar Road.

Sachin Kurmi, a leader of the NCP's Ajit Pawar faction, was murdered in Mumbai's Byculla area. He was attacked with a sharp-edged weapon by unidentifi

NCP leader Sachin Kurmi murdered in Mumbai's Byculla area, police investigating; security concerns raised, details awaited.