BSP activist shot dead, 2 people booked for murder

A BSP activist was shot dead allegedly by two persons in Shahpur area of the district, police said on Friday.

50-year-old Raj Kumar was shot at on Thursday and was rushed to a hospital where doctors declared him dead.

Two persons have been booked for the murder and a hunt for them was on, police said.

Kumar was being pressurised by the duo against campaigning for BSP and prima facie the murder was the outcome of the enmity, police said.