BJP leader shot dead in UP

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A Bharatiya Janata Party leader was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district on Tuesday morning, police said.

BJP leader shot dead

Baghpat (UP): A Bharatiya Janata Party leader was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district on Tuesday morning, police said.

Sanjay Khokhar, a former district unit president of the BJP, was out for a morning walk when the incident took place, the police said.

The body has been sent for post-mortem and a First Information Report (FIR) has been registered at the local Chhaprauli police station, according to officials.

Further details were awaited, the police said.