Masked men attempt to abduct Congress corporators in Maharashtra ahead of Feb 10 mayoral poll; one held Masked men allegedly intercepted a bus carrying Congress corporators from Chandrapur and attempted to abduct them in Wardha district. Police arrested one accused and booked several others, even as the Congress battles an intense internal power struggle ahead of the February 10 mayoral election. Mumbai:Tension gripped parts of Maharashtra's Wardha district on Thursday after a group of masked men allegedly attempted to abduct Congress corporators from Chandrapur while they were travelling by bus to Nagpur. According to party sources, around 17 to 18 corporators loyal to Congress Legislature Party leader Vijay Wadettiwar were onboard the bus. Police said the assailants allegedly tried to forcibly pull Congress corporators out of the bus, as mentioned in a complaint filed by corporator Rajesh Adoor.