Unidentified assailants shot dead the vice-president of Uttar Pradesh unit of Samata Party, Ram Sewak Gupta, while he was going on his motor-cycle in Firozabad on Saturday, police said.
The body of Gupta was found lying near a railway crossing, police said adding four persons have been arrested in this connection and investigation was on.
Meanwhile, infuriated over the killing of Gupta, a mob of people indulged in heavy brick batting and damaged four buses of the state transport department. The Sadar Bazar remained closed in protest over the killing.
Bureau Report