BJP leader Pramod Yadav shot dead in UP's Jaunpur
Pramod Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was on Thursday shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district, according to the police. The attackers stopped Yadav on the pretext of handing him a wedding invitation card and shot him three times before fleeing the scene. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where the doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Accused arrived on bike: Reports
According to reports, the suspects arrived on a bike and fired three bullets at the BJP Kisan Morcha district unit president in front of his house. Following the incident, the locals in the area created chaos, prompting the accused to flee the scene and abandon their bike. The police have recovered the bike. However, the motive for the shooting has not yet been established.
Multiple teams deployed to ensure assailants' arrest
Jaunpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajaipal Sharma said that multiple teams have been deployed to ensure the arrest of the assailants. He added an initial probe has yielded crucial information. Further investigation into the case is also underway. Yadav contested the 2012 assembly elections from Jaunpur's Malhani against Jagriti Singh, the then-wife of former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP and strongman Dhananjay Singh.
Yadav was declared dead at the hospital
3 people suspected to be involved
As of now, three people are suspected to be involved in the shooting, SP Sharma stated. Meanwhile, former MP Singh was sentenced to seven years in prison in a 2020 kidnapping and extortion case on Wednesday. Singh, who is currently affiliated with the Janata Dal (United), was planning to contest in the Lok Sabha elections from Jaunpur. However, his conviction now makes him ineligible.
