Ranjit Bachchan Srivastava hindu mahasabha wiki, death

The state president of Hindu Mahasabha was shot dead in Lucknow’s Hazratganj area on Sunday, 2 February 2020 morning by bike-borne assailants. The man, identified as Ranjit Bachchan Srivastava, was on his morning walk when he was shot in the head.

He received multiple bullet injuries in the head and died on the spot. Bachchan’s brother, who was with him at the time of the incident, also received bullet injuries and has been admitted to the Trauma Centre of the King George's Medical University (KGMU).

Ranjit reportedly lived in the OCR building and was from Gorakhpur. He was previously associated with the Samajwadi Party and was also a close aide of former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav.