Surendra Singh was the former head of Baraulia village, which was adopted by ex-defence minister Manohar Parrikar in 2015. He had actively participated in Smriti Irani’s Lok Sabha campaign.
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Amethi, UP :A former village head said to be close to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Smriti Irani was allegedly shot dead in Amethi district of Uttar Pradesh, reports said.
Fifty-year-old Surendra Singh was shot at by two unidentified persons around 11.30 pm on Saturday, Additional Superintendent of Police Daya Ram said. He was sent to Lucknow in a serious condition and succumbed to his injuries. An investigation is under way.
Ms Irani reached his village this afternoon to attend his funeral. Surendra Singh, a BJP worker, was attacked at his home; he died later at a hospital in Lucknow where he was taken for treatment, said police.
From Reports, Police said an old enmity may have led to the killing but have not ruled out a political motive. “We have come to know about old enmity. We are also finding out if there was any political enmity.
In initial investigation, we have got some vital clues,” UP DGP Om Prakash Singh was quoted from sources. Seven people have been taken into custody and they are being interrogated.
