BJP panchayat president shot dead in Assam's Cachar

Cachar (Assam), Mar 21 (ANI): Sukhendu Das, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) panchayat unit president, was shot dead while he was returning home after attending a party meeting on March 19. He was fired at by unidentified gunman near his residence at Assam's Cachar district. He was the president of Borkhola Hatichora panchayat unit. This incident took place ahead of the three-phase Lok Sabha polls in the state next month. Soon after the incident, he was rushed to Silchar Medical College and Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has directed the authorities to expedite the probe and arrest those who are responsible for his murder at the earliest.