Gonda (UP), Dec 22 (PTI) A 32-year-old local right wing leader was found lying on the Gonda-Utraula road here with wounds suspected to be caused by a gunshot, police said on Friday.

The man was identified as Avadh Kesari Sena state president Amarpal Singh alias Neel Thakur, said a senior police officer.

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Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Radheshyam Rai said a call was received around 11 pm on Thursday about a man lying injured next to a car on the Gonda-Utraula road in Kotwali Nagar Police Station area.

During interrogation, Neel Thakur said he was beaten up and shot at by his rivals.

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The ASP, however, said that Neel Thakur had injury marks on his face and a wound on his waist, but the X-ray has not yet confirmed a bullet wound.

He was referred to Lucknow where he is undergoing treatment in a private hospital, he said.

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