In yet another sensational daylight killing during lockdown in Uttar Pradesh, a dalit Samajwadi Party leader, whose wife is also a sitting pradhan, was shot dead along with his son in Sambhal on Tuesday. The incident took place over laying of road in the area.
Soon after the killing, senior officers rushed to the spot and heavy police force was deployed to avert confrontation between the two groups.
Victim Chhote Lal Diwakar (45) is husband of Kamlesh Diwakar, who is a village pradhan of Fatehpur Shamshoi under Behjoi area.
Chhote Lal had a dispute with a family of the village over the road construction work on Tuesday morning. The members of the other family opened fire at Chhote Lal and his son Sunil Diwakar (22), killing them on the spot.
Surprisingly the local residents were engaged in making video of the killing instead of trying to save the victims from the assailants.