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BJP worker shot dead near temple in Gr. Noida

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Greater Noida ( UP), Nov 21: A 28- year- old BJP worker was allegedly shot dead near the Dronachary­a Temple in Dankaur here over a property dispute, days before urban local body election in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday.

A sub- inspector has been suspended for derelictio­n of duty and a department­al inquiry has been ordered against him in connection with the killing.

When Sagar Sharma was returning home on Monday night, two assailants shot at him. He was taken to a hospital where he died hours later, Dankaur police station in- charge Farmood Ali said.

An FIR has been registered against two people, Manoj alias Titu and Deepak, based on a complaint lodged by the deceased’s brother Abhimanyu.

The police have arrested Manoj. Police said Deepak used his licenced pistol to kill Mr Sharma.

Following the killing, senior superinten­dent of police, Gautam Budh Nagar, Love Kumar ordered the suspension of SI Pritam Singh. A probe has been ordered to find out why Deepak’s licenced arms were not deposited with the authoritie­s in view of the urban local body polls.

Protesting against the killing of the BJP workers, traders in Dankaur shut their shops. Residents also staged a protest with the body, demanding immediate arrest of the accused.

The protest was withdrawn after sub- divisional magistrate ( Sadar) A. Kumar assured them of action against the culprits and financial aid to the family of the deceased.

 ?? — PTI ?? Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav and social activist Medha Patkar interact at the Kisan Mukti Sansad in New Delhi on Tuesday.
— PTI Swaraj Abhiyan leader Yogendra Yadav and social activist Medha Patkar interact at the Kisan Mukti Sansad in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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