BSP worker killed by unidentified men

Assailants fired six bullets at victim

A Bahujan Samaj Party worker was shot dead by unidentified men in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad district on Wednesday morning, the police said.

Went for morning walk

Shabbir Zaidi, who was a former constable and now a property dealer, was out for a morning walk in Uttaranchal Vihar colony of Loni town when the incident happened around 6.15 a.m., a police officer said.

Two men, who were waiting for Zaidi inside a car, came outside and physically assaulted him. The assailants pumped six bullets into his head and stomach, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Neeraj Kumar Jadaun said.

Zaidi was rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. Prima facie, it appears to be a matter of property dispute, Mr. Jadaun said.

Cartridges recovered

Five empty cartridges have been recovered from the spot, the SP said.

The assailants have used 32 and 9-mm pistols. The CCTV footage of the area has been obtained to identify the assailants and an investigation is on, the officer added.

Zaidi had taken voluntary retirement from the post of head constable in 2003. In 2006, he had contested as an independent for the post of Loni Municipal Chairman.