Varanasi, July 20: A local Congress leader Mahesh Yadav was shot dead by unidentified persons here today, police said. Yadav, along with a friend Sushil Dubey, was standing outside a shop in Golghar area when the assailants fired on them.
While the Congress leader died on-the-spot, his friend was injured and rushed to hospital.
Police said the motive behind the killing was not immediately known.
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