Overview
- Amit Kol, the Rewa district president of the Congress Scheduled Tribes Cell, was attacked and fatally stabbed late Tuesday night in the Shanti Vihar area near Civil Lines and a nearby HDFC Bank.
- Police say multiple attackers surrounded Kol, stabbed him repeatedly, and fled; he was taken to hospital and later died during treatment.
- Officers have registered a murder case and recovered two motorcycles from the scene while separate police teams and an FSL unit collect evidence.
- Investigators are examining CCTV footage, questioning witnesses and analysing mobile-phone location data to trace the unidentified assailants, and no arrests or confirmed motive have been announced.
- Kol was an active local politician who had contested a municipal ward and his family has been left devastated, with investigators probing personal enmity, political rivalry and other possible motives as next steps to watch.