BSP leader Dharmendra Chaudhary shot dead in Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh

Aligarh: A BSP candidate from Atrauli, Dharmendra Chaudhary was allegedly shot dead by unidentified persons in Bannadevi area, a police officer said here on Sunday.

Chaudhary was shot dead near old Nagar Nigam office late on Saturday night while he was on his way to meet an acquaintance in his car, Senior Superintendent of Police J Ravindra Gaud said.

He said that Chaudhary was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

"The BSP leader's driver has stated that the assailants were two in number. They stopped his vehicle and shot him. We have recovered 11 empty cartridges from the spot which indicate that he received similar number of bullet injuries," the SSP said.

He, however, said that it would be clearer after post mortem, which was being conducted.

Chaudhary was declared candidate from Atrauli seat by BSP for 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. He was also a builder and a partner in a construction company.

Gaud said that though immediate motive was not clear there were several angles that were being looked into.

"The manner in which the killing was executed it seems to be a handiwork of hired professionals," he said.