25-year-old man shot dead near temple in UP's Ghazipur

Ghazipur (UP), Nov 10 (PTI) A 25-year-old man was shot dead by unidentified assailants near a temple in the Kotwali police station area of Ghazipur district on Tuesday evening, police said.

     The deceased was identified as Mohammad Kaish, a resident of Muftipura locality. He was shot near the Kali Mata temple, around 200 metres from the Ghazipur Kotwali police station, around 5.30 pm, they said.

     According to police, Kaish had come to Mishra Bazar for some urgent work and was standing near his parked motorcycle when a car pulled up.

     Two shots were fired from inside the vehicle, hitting him in the abdomen and arm.

     The assailants fled in the car after the shooting.

     Police rushed Kaish to the Medical College Hospital in an ambulance, where doctors declared him dead.

     Senior police officials inspected the crime scene following the incident.

     Kotwali Station House Officer Pramod Kumar Singh said efforts were underway to identify and arrest the assailants.

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