Updated On: 06 January, 2026 09:08 PM IST | Akola | mid-day online correspondent
Senior Congress leader Hidayat Patel was seriously injured in a sharp-weapon attack in Akola days ahead of the Maharashtra civic polls. Hidayat Patel, who is also the former district Congress president, sustained injuries in the incident and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Akot

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With just a few days to go for the Maharashtra local body elections, a Congress leader, Hidayat Patel, was allegedly attacked with sharp weapons in Akola district and has been critical.