Son of local SP leader shot dead

The son of a local Samajwadi Party leader was shot dead by some unidentified assailants in Fatehganj area here, police said today.

22-year-old Dharmendra and his father, SP district vice president Badshah Singh Yadav, were shot at by the assailants last night when they were working in their computer shop, they said.

Both of them were rushed to a hospital, where Dharmendra died while condition of his father was stated to be critical.

Police have launched a manhunt to nab the assailants.