Caught On Cam: BJP Leader Shot Dead By Bike Borne Assailants In UP's Moradabad

Moradabad (UP): Anuj Chaudhary, 34, a BJP leader from Sambhal, was gunned down outside his home in Moradabad’s Pakwada area. He was strolling outside his flat with his brother Puneet when three men on a bike arrived and shot him on Thursday evening. His brother took him to a hospital where he died of bullet wounds. Anuj, who lived in Aliya Nekpur village in Sambhal, had a flat in a society in Moradabad. He had fought for the block chief elections from Asmoli block in Sambhal district and lost by 17 votes.

The CCTV footage of the horiffic incident has gone viral on social media. 

#Moradabad : BJP leader Anuj Chaudhary shot d£ad in broad daylight pic.twitter.com/l2y8LEDOra — Amitabh Chaudhary (@MithilaWaala) August 11, 2023

He was a loyal party member and attended all party meetings in Sambhal. “He had filed a no-confidence motion against the current block chief which triggered this incident,” his brother told police.

Case Registered Against 4 People

Meanwhile, the Moradabad police has revealed that there was a dispute of mutual enmity and registered a case against four people. Taking to Twitter, the official handle tweeted SSP Moradabad as saying, "There was a dispute of mutual enmity in the above case, a named case has been registered against 04 people. Five teams have been formed to arrest the wanted accused. Strict legal action will be taken by arresting the wanted accused soon, in this regard."

उपरोक्त प्रकरण में आपसी रंजिश का विवाद था, 04 लोगों के विरुद्ध नामजद मुकदमा पंजीकृत किया गया है। वांछित अभियुक्तगण की गिरफ्तारी के लिये 05 टीमें गठित की गई हैं। वांछित अभियुक्तगण की शीघ्र गिरफ्तारी कर कठोर विधिक कार्यवाही की जायेगी, उक्त संबंध में #SSP @moradabadpolice की बाईट। pic.twitter.com/nxNcSK2mCA — MORADABAD POLICE (@moradabadpolice) August 11, 2023