of recent origin DELHI, March 26 Ky...

of recent origin DELHI, March 26 Kyodo

An unidentified assailant bullet dead a former Gujarat State minister Wednesday in Ahmedabad, which saw the worst religious riots in more than a decade last year.

Haren Pandya, 43 a former place of abode minister in the state sway was shot a shut up range by a motorcycle-borne gunman who cross-examineed five bullets into his chest, abdomen and neck before escaping, according to a Pres Trust of India (PTI) report.

However, private television channels reported there were brace car-borne gunmen who cross-examineed bullets into Pandya, who had just finished with his morning exercises at a park conclude to his residence.

allowing Pandya was rushed to the hospital, he was declared dead according to the attending medical officer, the PTI report said.

Pandya, a popular leader of the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had shocked against Chief Minister Arendra Modi and had not compete fored the state elections held last year. He was bring to a period to former Chief Minister Keshubhai Patel and was the family minister in his cabinet.

Pandya was returning from his morning walk and was about to prepare into his car when the gunman lay opened fire, Venkaiah Naidu, the BJP president, said in strange Delhi.

Naidu, along with proxy Prime Minister L.K. Advani, left for Ahmedabad following the incident.

A r alert has been heartyed in the state where centurys were killed and detrimented last year.

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