07 January,2026 10:57 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The police said that he is currently out of danger and receiving medical care. Representational Pic/File
An Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena candidate was on Wednesday evening allegedly attacked with knife in Bandra east area of Mumbai and has been rushed to a hospital, police said.
The candidate was identified as Salim Qureshi who had been campaigning in the area after filing his nomination, sources said.
Shaikh was injured in the knife attack in Bandra East on Wednesday evening, they said.
According to the police, the incident took place around 5 pm in Sant Dyaneshwar Nagar, where Qureshi suffered cuts to his stomach.
The police said that he is currently out of danger and receiving medical care.
Mumbai Police said that multiple teams are actively investigating the incident on the ground and will take appropriate legal action.
The motive behind the attack is yet to be confirmed, and further details are awaited.
Meanwhile, in an another incident, a Congress leader was allegedly attacked with sharp weapon in Akola district on Tuesday.
The Congress leader, Hidayat Patel, was seriously injured as unidentified persons attacked him with sharp weapons soon after he offered namaz at a mosque in Akot taluka of the district, police said.
The police said that Patel (66) was allegedly attacked over an old enmity at Mohala.
He sustained injuries in the incident and is undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Akot, the police said.
The former Congress district president was at the Jama Masjid in Mohala for afternoon prayers. Around 1.30 pm on Tuesday, just as he was stepping out of the mosque after offering namaz, unidentified assailants attacked him on his neck with sharp weapons. Local residents rushed him to a nearby hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.
With the civic polls in parts of the state being just around the corner, the incident has caused panic in the district, sources said.
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