In Uttar Pradesh, Firozabad Zone BJP leader D.K Gupta closed his shop last night and left. The men on the bike then suddenly shot Gupta and fled.
Gupta, who was critically injured, was rescued and taken to a private hospital in Agra. But doctors who examined him said he was already dead. The murder has caused tension in the area.
over the murdering of the BJP leaders, local people propelled a protested and caused a traffic jam within the range for a few hours.
Senior police officers reached the spot and elaborate security was conveyed in the zone, which lies in the Tundla constituency, where assembly polls are due on November 3.
