An RSS worker was shot dead by bike-borne miscreants and his brother injured while trying to save him in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district on Saturday.
Picture for representational purpose only.A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker was shot dead by bike-borne miscreants in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur district on Saturday.
Police said that his brother suffered a bullet injury while trying to save him.
Brandishing their weapons, the three assailants attacked RSS worker Rajesh Mishra (40), who is also a journalist, when he and his brother Amitesh Mishra (35) were sitting in their building material shop in Brahmanpura Chatti on Saturday today morning, said circle officer Hridayanad Singh.
Mishra was shot in the head. When his brother Amitesh intervened, he was shot in the abdomen, said Hridayanad Singh.
The brothers were rushed to the district hospital, where Rajesh was declared brought dead, while Amitesh was referred to Varanasi for treatment.
Speaking to the media in Lucknow, ADG Law and Order Anand Kumar said that two of the attackers had been identified.
"Out of three assailants, two have been identified. Soon, all of them will be arrested", he added.