RAIPUR : A 21-year-old man who was brutally attacked by a Congress chief’s son in north Chhattisgarh over a highway rage incident on March 24 died late on Sunday, police stated.

“One Sumit Sharma (21) who was attacked over some scuffle while driving on road by Shailendra Pratap Singh, succumbed to injuries on Sunday night,” stated Nimesh Bariya, further superintendent of police (Addl SP) of the Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur district stated.

The police officer recognized the accused as Shailendra, son of Ravi Pratap Singh, the president of the Congress’s Bharatpur block.

“Ravi’s son Shailendra reportedly attacked Sharma with a sharp-edged weapon at Janakpur tri-junction after a road rage incident,” stated the Addl SP.

Bariya stated Sumit Sharma was being handled at a hospital within the district’s Janakpur space following the incident. “However, on April 2 when his health deteriorated, he was referred to Shahdol in Madhya Pradesh where he died during treatment on Sunday,” he stated

Sharma’s household has alleged that the police had been going gradual in opposition to the Congress chief’s son regardless of their son’s assertion in opposition to him earlier than his dying.

Bariya stated a case of a brawl was registered by police after the incident on March 24. “Now, after the death of the victim in another state, Shahdol police have registered a case under section 174 CrPC which will be transferred to Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur. We will record statements and a case will be registered soon,” he stated.

Shailendra, the prime accused, has been lacking since Sunday evening, he added.