Jharkhand: JVM MLA escapes unhurt in attack

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantric) MLA Satyendra Nath Tewari escaped unhurt after unknown gunmen opened fire on his car on the Garhwa-Ambikapur road here, police said today.

Tewari was going to Ranka from Garhwa to attend a marriage party when he was attacked near Anraj Ghati last night, SP Mayur Patel said, quoting the FIR filed by the MLA.

The security guards of the MLA also fired in retaliation.