Patna: Bharatiya Janata Party leader, Rajesh Jha, was shot dead by two bike-borne men on Thursday in Patna. Jha had recently joined the saffron party.
The incident took place while he was out on a morning walk at 6.
“When we got the news that he was shot, we went to the spot and then took him to a hospital and then we were referred to Patna Medical College Hospital and he was declared dead over there. He left for his morning walk at 6 am,” said the deceased leader’s brother-in-law.
The investigation is underway.
