Ghaziabad: BJP leader shot in broad daylight; assailants on the loose

A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gajendra Bhati was shot dead by unknown assailants in Ghaziabad’s Khora Colony on Saturday.

The culprits committed the crime in broad daylight and soon fled the spot.

Earlier this year, another BJP leader Ikhlaq Qureshi was shot dead, while three BJP leaders namely Jameela Bi, Sachin Shilke, and Ashok Jaiswal were shot dead last year.

The law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh had been of much concern, under both former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and current Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.