BSP leader Md Shami who contested against 'Raja Bhaiya' shot dead in Allahabad

Allahabad: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mohd Shami was shot dead by some bike-borne assailants here last night.

According to initial reports, the accused shot Shami near his house.

UP: BSP Leader Mohd Shami shot dead by bike borne assailants in Allahabad pic.twitter.com/0hpitOPwjl — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) March 20, 2017

Shami was a history sheeter.

In the recently concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Shami had contested against six times winner from the Kunda constituency Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias 'Raja Bhaiya'.

A case has been registered and the police is investigating the matter.

Further details are awaited.