New Delhi: A 42-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead in the national capital, an official said on Thursday. According to the official, the victim was identified as Jitender alias Jitu Choudhary, a resident of Mayur Vihar Phase 3. Deputy Commissioner of Police (East District) Priyanka Kashyap said the beat staff of Ghazipur police station, during patrolling on Wednesday evening, noticed a gathering near pocket C-1.
When the police reached the spot they found a man lying in a pool of blood in front of his house. "The victim was having gunshot injuries and the public shifted the injured to a hospital in a private vehicle where he was decided brought dead," the DCP said. Upon inspecting the crime scene, the police recovered a few empty cartridges and other important evidences from the spot. "Search of eyewitnesses and CCTV footage is being made. Legal action is being taken," the official added.
Hours after a local BJP leader was shot dead in the national capital's Mayur Vihar phase-3 area, BJP leader Manoj Kumar expressed grief over the incident. Kumar further informed that the Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta also visited the hospital. Speaking to the media today morning, Kumar said, "It is tragic to know about the way he has been killed. Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta also visited the hospital. Once the medicolegal case (MLC) is made, the body will be shifted. The post mortem of the body will be done today. Then, the body will be handed over to the family."
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