UP: Corporation chairman shot dead in Sonbhadra, one arrested

Lucknow: A municipal corporation chairman in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh was shot dead on Thursday. One of the suspects was arrested.

Chopan Municipal Corporation chairman Imtiaz Ahmad Khan, 40, was playing volleyball at the Grewal Park when unidentified gunmen riddled him with bullets fired from a pistol and carbine.

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Ahmad was immediately taken to hospital where the doctors declared him dead.

One suspect was arrested and his interrogation was underway. Two other suspects were on the run.

It is to be mentioned that Khan was elected the town corporation chief for the second time.

Superintendent of Police Kireet Rathore was trying to ease the tension that erupted in the area following the murder.