A local BJP leader was shot dead in the Dhaulana area of Hapur district by three unidentified assailants on Monday morning. Rakesh Sharma was a mandal general secretary in the Hapur BJP unit. He was the in-charge of 100 booths in his area.
A peon in the local government school in Chajjupur village, Mr. Sharma was going to his workplace on his motorcycle from his house in Karanpur Jatt village. According to the police, he was stopped one km before the Sapnavat police station along a deserted stretch and shot three times from close range. He was taken to the government hospital in Hapur where he died during treatment.
“Preliminary investigation has revealed that Sharma was socially very active. He was fighting a couple of cases on behalf of locals. It could have led to some acrimony. However, the family hasn’t named anybody in the FIR,” said Yesh Vir Singh, Superintendent of Police, Hapur.