BSP leader shot dead in Jewar

Unidentified criminals shot dead a Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader in the Jewar area of Bulandshahr district on Saturday evening and injured his driver and a person travelling with him in the car.

The slain BSP leader, known as Israel, was former chairman of the Jahangirpur Nagarpalika and political rivalry could be the reason for his murder, sources said. “We are investigating the incident from all possible angles,” said Anees Ansari, SSP of Bulandshahr.