NEW DELHI: A local BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district died on Monday after three unidentified men allegedly injected him with a poisonous substance, police said.
Circle officer (Gunnaur) Deepak Tiwari said that 60-year-old Gulfam Singh Yadav was sitting at his farm in Daftara village under Junawai police station limits when the assailants arrived on a motorcycle and administered the fatal injection before fleeing.
Yadav was being taken to Aligarh for treatment but succumbed on the way.
“So far, no formal complaint has been received from the victim’s family. A police team has been deployed to investigate the case,” Tiwari said.
Yadav was associated with the BJP and had previously contested an assembly bypoll on the party’s ticket.
KEY HGHLIGHTS
- Gulfam Singh Yadav, a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader, died after being injected with a poisonous substance by three unidentified men in Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh.
- The incident occurred while Gulfam Singh Yadav was sitting at his farm in Daftara village, where the assailants arrived on a motorcycle and fled after administering the injection.
- Despite the tragic event, no formal complaint has been filed by Gulfam Singh Yadav’s family, and a police investigation is currently underway.