A former MLA was on Wednesday found dead under mysterious circumstances in his house in Bulandshahr, the police said.
Haji Aleem Khan, a Bahujan Samaj Party leader, was found dead in his room, with a pistol lying next to his body, said Bulandshahr Superintendent of Police (City) Pravin Ranjan Singh.
According to preliminary information, the former legislator had returned home late on Tuesday night and did not open his door till 10 a.m. the next day.
"People knocked on the door and even dialled his cell phone to wake him up. When he didn't answer the calls, a child was sent inside the room through a ladder after a grill was opened," Mr. Singh said.
It is not clear if he was shot, the police said.
Khan’s body has been sent for post-mortem examination.
