Satara: An activist promoting the Right to Information Act in Maharashtra has been attacked with a sword. He is in hospital.
Popat Barge was attacked in the Satara district on Sunday night, possibly in retaliation for his attempts to use the RTI to check on illegal construction.
Mr Barge is a member of Anna Hazare's organization against corruption - Bhrastachar Virodhi Jan Andolan (The People's Movement Against Corruption).
Popat Barge was attacked in the Satara district on Sunday night, possibly in retaliation for his attempts to use the RTI to check on illegal construction.
Mr Barge is a member of Anna Hazare's organization against corruption - Bhrastachar Virodhi Jan Andolan (The People's Movement Against Corruption).
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