PRAYAGRAJ, Aug. 9 -- - Former municipal councillor Ashok Sonkar was shot and injured by two masked men on a motorbike early Friday morning while he was on his way for a walk. The incident took place near the new railway bridge in the Daraganj area.
Police said the attackers fired several shots at Sonkar, hitting him in the thigh and hand. He was taken to SRN Hospital and is currently receiving treatment.
According to his family, the shooting happened after Sonkar resisted a chain-snatching attempt. However, police have dismissed this claim. They believe the attack was likely due to an old rivalry. Sonkar, 65, is a listed history-sheeter in George Town police records.
He had served as a councillor from the Allapur area nearly 30 years a...
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