Uttar Pradesh: Man, his son shot dead in Azamgarh

VARANASI: Some unidentified miscreants shot dead a man and his son at Rasoolpur Dudhahar village in Ghudsahana Naupur gram panchayat in Deogaon Kotwali area in Azamgarh district on Thursday evening. The killing is believed to be the fallout of poll rivalry.
According to reports, Hiralal alias Mithai Yadav and his son Tej Yadav were shot by some miscreants in front of their house around 6pm.Hiralal died on the spot while Tej succumbed to gunshot injuries at the Lalpur Community Health Centre while undergoing treatment.
The police were investigating the matter. The villagers blocked the road and staged dharna to protest the double murder. Heavy police force has been deployed in the village in view of the prevailing tension.
Senior police officials along with the force reached there after getting information. The bodies were sent for postmortem. The police officials were camping in the village in view of the tension.