Ex-Minister and former BJP legislator from Jashpur, Ganesh Ram Bhagat was injured in a road mishap near Bodgaon village under Batoli police station limits on Friday evening. Soon after the incident, he was rushed to a hospital where his condition was reported to be out of danger, Superintendent of Police, Surguja, RS Nayak informed.
According to the police, Bhagat along with few others had started from Jashpur and was on way to participate in a programme scheduled at lundra village under Dhorpur police station limits near Ambikapur. “Five persons were sitting in the vehicle which fell in a deep pit after driver side tire of the Tata Safari in which they were travelling burst and the driver lost control over the wheel,” the SP said adding the mishap occurred around 5:15 pm. Immediately after the incident, all the occupants of the vehicle were rushed to a city hospital in Ambikapur. Condition of all five persons was also out of danger, Nayak said.