A 34-year-old RSS worker was shot dead by two unidentified, bike-borne assailants, in the Uttar area here, police said today.
The assailants opened fire at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Sandeep Sharma in a lane at Daya Nagar last night, they said.
Sharma was rushed to a hospital in a serious condition, where doctors declared him "brought dead", police officials said adding the body was sent for post-mortem.
UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief and announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakhs to the kin of the deceased and another Rs five lakh from the 'Mukhyamantri Kisan Ayam Sarvhit Bima Yojna', a government spokesman said in Lucknow.
The chief minister also directed a thorough probe into the incident and sought strong action against the culprits, the spokesman said.
No arrest has so far been made, police said.
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