<p>Three motorcycle-borne masked men fired at a candidate of pro-farmer outfit Swabhimani Paksha on Monday when he was going in a car, and also beat him up after pulling him out of the vehicle in Maharashtra's Amravati district, police said.</p>.<p>The attackers later set the car ablaze, Shendurjana Ghat police station's inspector Maruti Gedam said.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Malkhed road in Amravati, located around 150 km from here, he said.</p>.<p>Devendra Bhuyar, the nominee of Raju Shetti's Swabhimani Paksha from Morshi seat, was going to Warud in a car along with some workers of the outfit when the three masked persons fired at him around 5.30 am, Gedam said.</p>.<p>The attackers later forcefully stopped the vehicle, pulled out its occupants and thrashed them, he said.</p>.<p>They then poured petrol on Bhuyar's vehicle and set it afire before running away, the official said.</p>.<p>Bhuyar was taken to a hospital where his condition was reported to be normal, he said.</p>.<p>Bhuyar, whose outfit is an ally of the Congress and NCP, is contesting the state Assembly polls against BJP minister Anil Bonde from Morshi seat.</p>
<p>Three motorcycle-borne masked men fired at a candidate of pro-farmer outfit Swabhimani Paksha on Monday when he was going in a car, and also beat him up after pulling him out of the vehicle in Maharashtra's Amravati district, police said.</p>.<p>The attackers later set the car ablaze, Shendurjana Ghat police station's inspector Maruti Gedam said.</p>.<p>The incident took place on Malkhed road in Amravati, located around 150 km from here, he said.</p>.<p>Devendra Bhuyar, the nominee of Raju Shetti's Swabhimani Paksha from Morshi seat, was going to Warud in a car along with some workers of the outfit when the three masked persons fired at him around 5.30 am, Gedam said.</p>.<p>The attackers later forcefully stopped the vehicle, pulled out its occupants and thrashed them, he said.</p>.<p>They then poured petrol on Bhuyar's vehicle and set it afire before running away, the official said.</p>.<p>Bhuyar was taken to a hospital where his condition was reported to be normal, he said.</p>.<p>Bhuyar, whose outfit is an ally of the Congress and NCP, is contesting the state Assembly polls against BJP minister Anil Bonde from Morshi seat.</p>