Smriti Irani’s close aide shot dead by two men at his residence in Amethi
PTI, May 26, 2019, 9:27 AM IST
Amethi: A former village head was allegedly shot dead by two unidentified men at his residence in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district, police said on Sunday.
Additional Superintendent of Police Daya Ram said Surendra Singh (50), the former head of Baraulia village was shot at around 11.30 pm on Saturday.
Baraulia village was in news during campaigning in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, as Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had accused Smriti Irani of distributing shoes to the residents in order to insult Rahul Gandhi.
Locals claim that Surendra Singh was considered close to Irani and he was involved in the distribution of footwear.
In the general elections, the Congress suffered a major embarrassment with Rahul Gandhi losing the party’s stronghold Amethi to BJP’s Smriti Irani by 55,120 votes.
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