Three people have been arrested in connection with the death of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, who was shot and killed by men on a motorcycle outside his shop in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Saturday.
DK Gupta was shot by the unidentified men as he left after closing his store on Friday, according to the ANI news agency. A police officer said his relatives tried to take him to Agra for treatment, but the BJP leader could not save himself.
“Three people, including the main defendant, have been detained and are being questioned,” said ANI, Ajay Anand, Agra’s additional director general.
The arrests were made after the family named the suspects with whom Gupta had disputes.
“Family members have given the names of some suspects with whom the victim had some disputes. We will conduct investigations and arrest them soon, ”Police Superintendent (SSP) Sachindra Patel said on Friday.
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