BJP leader shot dead in Delhi
The incident took place on the same day when NDMC under BJP demolished a few illegal constructions before the honorable Supreme Court of India halted it.
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New Delhi, Apr 21: A 42-year-old BJP member was shot dead on Wednesday in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar Phase 3 area, police said. The deceased, identified as Jitu Choudhary, was the secretary of BJP's Mayur Vihar district unit, they said. According to police, the incident took place around 8.15 pm.
The incident took place on the same day when NDMC under BJP demolished a few illegal constructions before the honorable Supreme Court of India halted it.
The beat staff of Ghazipur Police Station during patrolling noticed a gathering near Mayur Vihar area. When he reached there, a man was found lying on the road in front of his house with a gunshot wound. He was shifted to a nearby hospital by the people where he was declared dead, police said. Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Priyanka Kashyap said that a case under appropriate sections has been registered and police are searching for the killers.
A Crime team inspected the scene of the crime and found a few empty cartridges and other important evidence, she said. Police are scanning the CCTV footage and have asked eyewitnesses to come forward to help it figure out the sequence of events, she added. The accused are absconding and the search for eyewitnesses and CCTV footage is underway. The victim was declared 'brought dead' at the hospital. Further details are awaited.