A day after BJP leader Shiva Kumar and his security guard were shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Bisrakh area of Greater Noida, Kumar’s family took to the roads with his body to stage a protest against his killing on 17 November.
According to a Times of India report, Kumar, the headman of Tigri village, was in his Toyota Fortuner SUV when he was shot. His car skid and hit a divider after the shots were fired.
The BJP leader was on his way back from a school in Haibatput that he owns when he was shot.
Two others in the car were also injured in the firing. A police probe is on in the matter.
(With inputs from ANI)
(This is a developing story and will be updated)
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