Uttarakhand BJP councillor shot dead in front of his house in Kumaon

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BJP councillor of Rudrapur municipal corporation, Prakash Dhami was shot dead in front of his house on Monday morning.

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.
According to the police, the unidentified assailants came in a car and the murder was due to old enmity
Daleep Singh Kunwar, senior superintendent of police (SSP), US Nagar, said, “Some car-borne miscreants arrived at the councillor’s house and called him out, As he reached near the car, the miscreant opened fire on him and fled from the spot.”
Prakash Dhami 40, a resident of Agrasen Nagar, Bhadaipura was councillor in Rudrapur municipal corporation. The killers arrived at his residence around 8 am.

“Dhami tried to run for his safety but the miscreants chased him and fired at him again”, the SSP said.
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.