Lucknow, March 8 -- In a sensational killing, the district secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Jaunpur, Pramod Yadav, was shot dead by unknown assailants on Thursday morning.
The attack at Bodhapur turn under Baksa police station left Yadav critically injured. He was swiftly transported to the district hospital where he was pronounced dead by the doctors.
Preliminary reports suggest that there were three assailants and they came on a motorcycle. The authorities have initiated a thorough investigation into the killing to apprehend the assailants and determine the motive behind the attack.
Superintendent of Police Dr Ajay Pal Sharma said that a police team had been deployed to arrest the assailants.
The police are trying to ascerta...