Vishwa Hindu Mahasabha president Ranjit Bachchan was shot at in the head multiple times by bike-borne assailants on February 1 in broad daylight.
Four individuals were detained on Wednesday by the Lucknow Police in connection with the recent murder of Vishwa Hindu Mahasabha president Ranjit Bachchan. According to sources, the four individuals were detained by the Special Task Force of the Lucknow Police from Gorakhpur and Raebareli.
Bachchan was shot dead on Sunday morning by unknown gunmen in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.
The police are investigating all possible angles in the murder case and are likely to question Ranjit's second wife, Smriti, on this day, sources added. The cops are also likely to interrogate a Gorakhpur property dealer, who was considered to be a close associate of the Hindutva leader.
Ranjit Bachchan was shot at in the head multiple times by bike-borne assailants on February 1 in broad daylight. The incident happened while the Hindu Mahasabha president was on a morning walk in the Global Park near the CDRI building in Lucknow's Hazratganj area.
The attackers fled from the spot after firing.
Bachchan was immediately rushed to Lucknow Trauma Centre where he succumbed to his injuries. His younger brother Aaditya, who was with him at the time of the incident, also suffered bullet injuries in the incident.
The early morning shootout caused tension in the area. Six teams of Uttar Pradesh Police and the Crime Branch launched an investigation into the matter.
Following the incident, the Uttar Pradesh administration suspended four police officials, including two PRV police personnel, a constable and an outpost in-charge. According to the police, Ranjit had been receiving death threats for some time. The police also released CCTV footage of the murder suspect and announced a reward of Rs 50,000 for any information about any suspect's whereabouts.
Notably, this is the second incident when the leader of an ultra-right fringe Hindu outfit has been killed. In October last year, leader of the Hindu Samaj Party and former member of the Hindu Mahasabha, Kamlesh Tiwari, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Naka area of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
Tiwari was in the news for giving a controversial remark on Prophet Mohammad.
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