Lucknow: Unknown bike-borne assailants shot dead the state president of Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha, Ranjit Bachchan near Chhattar Manzil in Hazratganj area on Sunday morning.
Bachchan, a resident of OCR building in Hazratganj area, was fired upon while he was on a morning walk at the Global Park along with his brother.
He was fired upon from a close range and received multiple bullet injuries in the head. Bachchan was immediately rushed to Trauma Centre where he succumbed to his injuries. His brother, who was with him at the time of the incident, also received bullet injuries and is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.
Following the incident, the state administration suspended four police officials, including two PRV police personnel, a constable and an outpost in-charge.
The police said that the deceased had been receiving death threats for sometime.
Meanwhile, a police official said that the killing prima facie appears to be a fallout of some family dispute, but the police are investigating all possible angles.
Ranjit was earlier associated with the Samajwadi Party and was a native of Gorakhpur.