Raju Mishra (46), a Congress leader who had contested the last civic election unsuccessfully, and a history-sheeter named Ranjeet Punjabi (32) were shot when they were standing near a gymnasium late last night, said inspector Pratul Shrivastava of Kotwali police station.
Both were rushed to a private hospital. While Ranjeet was declared dead on arrival, Raju died during the treatment.
Ranjeet had been released from the jail recently, inspector Shrivastava said, adding that he had had a fight with gangsters Vijay and Ratan Yadav while in prison.
Some six to eight motorbike-riding persons were involved in the attack, as per the preliminary probe.
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