Varanasi, July 20: Secretary of Uttar Pradesh unit of Youth Congress Mahesh Yadav was today shot dead and his friend injured by unidentified gunmen here, police said. The assailants fired upon Yadav and his friend Sushil Dubey when they were standing outside a shop, killing the Congress leader on-the-spot, they said.
Dubey was injured in the attack and admitted to hospital.
The killing triggered of protests from locals who blocked traffic on the Kab Crossing.
Senior officials reached the spot and a search was launched to nab the gunmen, police said. Bureau Report