Lucknow: Former Hindu Mahasabha leader shot dead

LUCKNOW: Kamlesh Tiwari, leader of the Hindu Samaj Party and a former leader of the Hindu Mahasabha, was shot dead in broad daylight in Lucknow on Friday.
He was rushed to the trauma centre where he succumbed to his injuries.
According to reports, the attackers, wearing saffron clothes, walked into Tiwari’s office in Khurshid Bagh area on the pretext of handing over a box of sweets.
Soon after walking in, the assailants opened the box, took out the firearm and sprayed Tiwari with bullets and fled.
Tiwari was taken to the trauma centre but could not be saved.
Lucknow: Hindu Mahasabha leader Kamlesh Tiwari has succumbed to injuries sustained after being shot at in his office, today. https://t.co/auu38lX8ZM — ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 18, 2019 Tiwari, a former Hindu Mahasabha leader, had formed the Hindu Samaj Party in January 2017. Tiwari had earlier served as the president of the Hindu Mahasabha.