A local Samajwadi Party (SP) leader was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Muhammadabad on Sunday morning.
The deceased has been identified as former village headman Bijli Yadav.
The assailants attacked him when he was out on a morning walk, police said.
The case is being registered.
An investigation into the matter is underway.
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