Varanasi, Aug. 21 -- A 54-year-old property dealer, Mahendra Gautam, was killed in a daylight attack in the Sarnath area of Varanasi on Thursday morning.
The incident has raised serious concerns about public safety and law enforcement in the region.
Mahendra Gautam, a resident of Buddha City and son of retired RTO officer Shyamnath, was travelling on his motorcycle from Buddha City to Arihant Nagar Colony around 9 a.m. Eyewitnesses report that he was speaking on the phone when he slowed down near a speed breaker.
At that moment, three masked individuals on a motorcycle approached from behind.
The assailants overtook Gautam and opened indiscriminate fire on him before quickly fleeing the scene in the direction of the Ring Road. Nearby re...