Bilaspur, March 15 -- Former Congress MLA Bumber Thakur was shot by unidentified assailants at his residence in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur, police said on Friday.

According to Bumber Thakur's son Ishan, at around 3 pm he went to take a bath during which he heard gunshots. As he came out, Ishan's brother told him that someone fired at their father after which he was taken to the hospital by people around him.

"Around 3 pm, I went to take a bath and while bathing, I heard gunshots. When I came out, my brother told me that someone fired at my father. People who were with him at that time, took him to hospital", Ishaan Thakur said to ANI on Saturday.

He revealed that his father had informed the government about some people plotting to kil...