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'Maoist rebels' shoot Indian MP | 'Maoist rebels' shoot Indian MP |
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Suspected Maoists in India's eastern Jharkhand state have shot dead a member of the national parliament, sparking violent protests by his supporters. | |
Sunil Mahato of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party was killed watching a football match on Sunday evening. | |
Hundreds of his supporters took to the streets on Monday, attacking vehicles and setting up blockades. A protest strike caused widespread disruption. | |
More than 6,000 people have died in 20 years of Maoist violence in Jharkhand. | |
'Revenge' | 'Revenge' |
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government in the state has called for India's top federal detective agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), to lead an investigation into Sunday's shooting. | |
Mr Mahato's party is an ally of India's ruling Congress party | |
Two security guards and a party leader were killed along with Mr Mahato when suspected Maoists opened fire at a local football match. | |
The game had been organised to mark the Hindu festival of Holi near Kishanpur, some 160km (100 miles) east of state capital, Ranchi. | |
An eyewitness, Sheikh Younus Ali, told the BBC that a female rebel squad had carried out the attack. | |
He said "the function was going on and suddenly the women members of the squad under the guise of villagers snatched the weapons from the lawmakers' security guards". | |
Sunil Mahato "tried to escape, but the rebels pumped several bullets into his back... and shouted slogans like 'Long Live Maoism'," he said. | |
Officials said Mr Mahato and his security guards died at the scene, while a local party leader died on his way to hospital. | |
Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda said the attack by Maoists might have been in "revenge" for the government's drive against rebels in the region. | |
High alert | |
Normal life in Jharkhand was badly hit by Monday's general strike called by the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, an ally of India's governing Congress party. | |
Other political parties have also supported the shutdown. | |
Hundreds of JJM supporters held protests across the state, blocking the national highway and attacking vehicles. | |
Security forces were put on high alert. | |
The Maoist movement which began more than three decades ago has spread to a number of Indian states. | The Maoist movement which began more than three decades ago has spread to a number of Indian states. |
The rebels say they are fighting for the rights of poor peasants and landless workers. | The rebels say they are fighting for the rights of poor peasants and landless workers. |
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