Police said the murder was due to old enmity. (Representative Photo\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
A BJP councillor of Rudrapur municipal corporation was shot dead in front of his house on Monday morning by some unidentified men in Udham Singh Nagar district, police said.<\/p>\n
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According to the police, the unidentified assailants came in a car and the murder was due to old enmity<\/p>\n
Daleep Singh Kunwar, senior superintendent of police (SSP), US Nagar, said, \u201cSome car-borne miscreants arrived at the councillor\u2019s house and called him out, As he reached near the car, the miscreant opened fire on him and fled from the spot.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prakash Dhami 40, a resident of Agrasen Nagar, Bhadaipura was councillor in Rudrapur municipal corporation. The killers arrived at his residence around 8 am.<\/p>\n
\u201cDhami tried to run for his safety but the miscreants chased him and fired at him again\u201d, the SSP said.<\/p>\n
Dhami was rushed to a private hospital and later to a district hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. He was elected as councillor unopposed in 2018 from ward 13. Later he joined BJP.<\/p>\n
Kunwar said, \u201cIt is a matter of old enmity and we have formed police teams to solve the case. All the accused will be arrested soon\u201d.<\/p>\n
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