Civic body chief shot dead in Uttar Pradesh

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municipal corporation chairman in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonebhadra district was shot dead yesterday, said police, who arrested a suspect.

Chopan Municipal Corporation chairman Imtiaz Ahmad, 40, was playing volleyball at the Grewal Park when unidentified gunmen riddled him with bullets fired from a pistol and carbine.

Rushed to a district hospital, Khan was pronounced dead. One suspect was arrested and his interrogation was underway. (IANS)