Two men including Congress worker shot dead in Jabalpur

Two persons including a local Congress worker were shot dead in the city late last night.

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.
 

Police have announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for information about the culprits.

Some six to eight motorbike-riding persons were involved in the attack, as per the preliminary probe.