India, Oct. 12 -- Former BJP MLA Atar Singh Bhadana was killed after a clash with villagers allegedly over a mining lease and a crusher plant in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Monday.

Haryana native Bhadana was elected as a BJP MLA from the Bayana assembly constituency in Rajasthan in 2003, a seat he held until 2008.

The incident took place in Bhonda village under Weir police station on Sunday late evening, when Bhadana reached his mining lease.

Hundreds of villagers from Bhonda village gathered and allegedly attacked him with lathis. He was rushed to Weir Community Health Centre, where doctors referred him to Jaipur due to his critical condition. His bodyguard, Gagan Sharma, was also referred to the district Raj Bahadur Memorial hospital, w...