Sunil Kumar Mahato

Sunil Kumar ( 11 January 1966 – 4 March 2007) was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India, representing the constituency of Jamshedpur in the eastern state of Jharkhand. He was General Secretary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) political party. He was assassinated by suspected Naxalite rebels.

Sunil Kumar
MP
ConstituencyJamshedpur
Personal details
Born(1966-01-11)11 January 1966
Vill Chota Gamharia, Seraikela Kharsawan,
Died22 January 2007(2007-01-22) (aged 41)
Jamshedpur
Political partyJMM
Spouse(s)Suman Mahato
Children1 daughter
ResidenceSeraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand
As of 28 May, 2017

Early life

Mahato was from a Mahto-Kudumi family. In 2003 he was part of a delegation that met with the Governor of Jharkhand asking for recognition as a scheduled tribe.[1]

Political career

Mahato was General Secretary of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha party. He was elected to Lok Sabha in the 2004 general election; Abha Mahato of the BJP came in second.[2] On 4 March 2007 he was shot dead by suspected Maoist rebels near Ghatsila in East Singhbhum district while he was attending a local football match organised to mark the Hindu festival of Holi. The attackers also killed the Ghatsila block secretary of JMM, Prabhakar Mahato, and two[3] or four[2] of Sunil Mahato's bodyguards. There were reported to be approximately 30 attackers, including three women.[4]

References
  1. Arun Kumar Thakur (14 August 2003). "Kurmis in tribal status cry". The Telegraph. Kolkata.
  2. "Sunil Mahto murder case: Police to take naxal leader Ranjit Pal into remand". The Avenue Mail. 29 January 2017.
  3. "JMM MP Mahato shot dead by naxals". The Hindu. Press Trust of India. 5 March 2007.
  4. "Maoists in Holi mask murder MP". The Telegraph. Kolkata. 5 March 2007.


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