AMBALA: A Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader from Haryana's Ambala was shot dead by armed assailants in Naraingarh, police said on Saturday.
Police stated that BSP leader Harbilas Singh Rajjumajra was accompanied by two friends, Puneet and Gugal, when the attack occurred while they were in their car on Friday evening.
Puneet also sustained bullet injuries. After the attack, they were rushed to PGIMER, Chandigarh, where Harbilas succumbed to his injuries late at night, while Puneet was reported to be out of danger.
Police said the attackers have so far not been identified.
Naraingarh SHO Lalit Kumar reached the crime scene to begin the investigation. Superintendent of Police, Ambala, S S Bhoria, said that a police team has been formed to apprehend the assailants.
Ambala-based BSP leaders have demanded that the police make every effort to apprehend the accused as soon as possible.
Rajjumajra had unsuccessfully contested the assembly election from Naraingarh last year.