Son of former BJP worker shot dead outside prison in Chittorgarh, case registered

Three unidentified people shot dead a 28-year-old man in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district on Thursday evening, police said.

Circle Officer, Nimbahera, Ashish Kumar said Bunty, alias Vikas Anjana, was shot dead outside Nimbahera prison around 5 pm.

He said a preliminary investigation revealed that the murder was committed due to an old enmity.

The deceased was the son of a former booth president of the BJP, the official added.

A case under section 302 (murder) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against three unidentified people, he said.

The body has been kept at a government hospital mortuary, the official said.