BDC member shot dead in Azamgarh

VARANASI: A block development council (BDC) member Surendra Yadav (35) was shot dead in Nevada village under the limits of Nijamabad police station in Azamgarh district on Monday nights sparking violence as his supporters set three motorcycles of the assailants on fire.
ADG Varanasi zone Brij Bhushan said, “Two of the accused persons in this case were arrested by the Azamgarh police till Tuesday afternoon and manhunt for others is on by special teams formed by DIG Azamgarh range Subhash Chandra Dubey and SP Azamgarh Sudhir Kumar Singh.”
“Following initial investigation, bid to prove dominance in the village led to a dispute between Yadav and people attacked him after which he was shot dead,” he added.
Police said that Yadav had been sitting with some persons at a place in village when a heated argument took place and people sitting with him opened fire. He suffered bullet injuries in this incident while assailants fled the scene leaving behind their motorcycles. Local residents immediately rushed Yadav to the district hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. News of his death spread like wildfire and hundreds of his supporters initially tried to attack the house of one assailants and later set their three motorcycles on fire.
On getting information, heavy policewas rushed while DIG and SP also reached the spot. In view of the tension in the village, police force remained deployed in the village.
According to the villagers, Yadav had friendship with the Nevada village head but as he had planned to contest forthcoming election of village head, differences had started increasing between the duo. As Yadav had also been favouring a group having dispute with other group in neighbouring Badharia village, the pre-panchayat poll rivalry took an ugly turn.