Patna: PACS chairman shot dead

PATNA: One Kavindra Yadav (45), Primary Agriculture Credit Society (PACS) chairman of Sarari panchayat under Danapur block, who was shot at by criminals at Shivala Chowk under the Shahpur police station area in

Patna

on Saturday, died at a private hospital at Saguna Mor.


Police said Yadav was a close aide of BJP MLA

Asha Devi

, who represents the Danapur assembly seat. The incident occurred around 3pm and Yadav’s supporters, led by MLA Asha Devi, blocked the main road at Bihta to register their protest. SP (West) Ashok Mishra and other police officers reached the spot to bring the situation under control.

SHO of Shahpur police station Dheeraj Kumar said efforts were on to arrest the criminals.