India News | UP: Village Head Shot Dead in Jaunpur
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 50-year-old village head in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district was shot dead by some persons on Tuesday, police said.
Jaunpur (UP), Feb 16 (PTI) A 50-year-old village head in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur district was shot dead by some persons on Tuesday, police said.
Raj Kumar Yadav, the head of Makhmelpur village in Sarai Khwaja, was shot by some motorcycle-borne youths when he was going to Jaunpur city around 3 pm, Additional Superintendent of Police Sanjay Kumar said.
He suffered five bullet injuries and was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead, the officer said.
Following the incident, locals in their protest against the killing blocked the Jaunpur-Shahganj road at Kokrideeha. A police vehicle was also damaged by the demonstrators.
(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)