Cong leader shot dead by Arunachal dy speaker’s son

ITANAGAR: An Arunachal Pradesh Congress leader was shot dead by the son of the state assembly’s deputy speaker Tumke Bagra at Aalo in West Siang district, the police said on Monday.

Kenjum Kamsi, a secretaryrank leader of Arunachal PCC was shot dead by Kajum Bagra, the son of the deputy speaker, in front of a hotel at Aalo on Sunday at around 10 PM, said West Siang Superintendent of Police Mari Riba.

The incident was reportedly a fallout of a scuffle between the two, he said adding the matter is being probed further.

The accused was arrested and the weapon seized by Aalo police and a case registered, Riba said.