Uttar Pradesh: A Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) worker was shot dead in Haripur village of Azamgarh city in Uttar Pradesh state on Thursday night.
The BJP worker identified as Arjun Yadav, 46, who is also a Kshetra Panchayat member, was attacked by unidentified people on Thursday night when he was returning home after closing his shop, reports said quoting police officials.
Soon after the attack, Yadav was rushed to the hospital by villagers and family members but was declared brought dead.
“Information is being sought from the family… the cause of the murder has not been ascertained yet. Those involved in the incident will be caught soon,” Superintendent of Police Sudhir Kumar Singh told news agency PTI.
He added that amid the rising tensions in the area, police forces have been deployed to avoid any untoward incident.
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