BSP leader Md Shami who contested against `Raja Bhaiya` shot dead in Allahabad

BSP leader Mohd Shami was shot dead by some unidentified in Allahabad.

Allahabad: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mohd Shami was shot dead by some bike-borne assailants here last night.

According to initial reports, the accused shot Shami near his house.

Shami was a history sheeter.

In the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Shami had contested against six times winner from the Kunda constituency Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias 'Raja Bhaiya'.

A case has been registered and the police is investigating the matter.

Further details are awaited.