NE NEWS SERVICE
LUCKNOW, FEB 2
Uttar Pradesh state unit president of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne men in the heart of Lucknow’s Hazratganj area in Lucknow on Sunday morning, official sources said.
The incident took place when. Ranjeet Bachchan, a resident of Gorakhpur district, was on a morning walk along with another person near the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) building in Hazratganj.
Bachchan died on the spot and while the other person was critically injured. He is undergoing treatment at the trauma centre of King George’s Medical University (KGMU).
A police official who is investigating murder said that the assailants tried to snatch Ranjeet Bachchan’s gold chain and cell phone during the attack.
In the scuffle, the assailants fired on Ranjeet Bachchan’s head, who died on the spot.
However, this could be a murder for gain rather than a planned murder, the officer said.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Lucknow) Dinesh Singh said Ranjeet Bachchan received the bullet injury on his head and the person injured in the attack is out of danger.
“Forensic experts are scanning the spot. We have been scanning CCTVs and probing the case from all angles. The culprits will be behind the bars soon,” Singh said.
The DCP said that six teams have been formed to investigate the case.
