A relative of Home Minister Rajnath Singh was shot in a Varanasi village, police said on Wednesday.
The victim, Arvind Singh, a petrol pump owner, was returning home after dropping his wife at the airport when three motorbike-borne men intercepted him at Makhsudanpatti in Phoolpur late Tuesday.
They had a verbal duel with Singh, after which they shot at him and fled.
According to eyewitnesses, one of the assailants sat in the car with Arvind Singh for a few minutes and then shot him a point-blank range.
The victim, Arvind Singh, a petrol pump owner, was returning home after dropping his wife at the airport when three motorbike-borne men intercepted him at Makhsudanpatti in Phoolpur late Tuesday.
They had a verbal duel with Singh, after which they shot at him and fled.
According to eyewitnesses, one of the assailants sat in the car with Arvind Singh for a few minutes and then shot him a point-blank range.