<p>An FIR has been lodged against former MP and sitting MLC Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji and eight others in connection with the killing of two persons, including the son of a Congress leader, here yesterday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An FIR has been lodged at Jagdishpur police station against Gopalji, Rudra Pratap Singh, Neelkamal, Uday Pratap Singh and five unidentified persons, said Superintendent of Police Heera Lal.<br /><br />Gopalji is the cousin of Uttar Pradesh minister and controversial MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya.<br /><br />The case has been lodged under Section 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder), among others, of IPC, the SP said.<br /><br />Son of Congress leader Jang Bahadur Singh, Mahendra Pratap Singh (41) was shot dead by unidentified persons near Raniganj market while he was on his way home late last evening.<br /><br />Mahendra's close aide Suresh Kumar was also killed in the shootout while the driver of his car was injured.<br /><br />Jang Bahadur Singh, is a former president of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Bhandaran Nigam, which is a state minister-rank profile.</p>
<p>An FIR has been lodged against former MP and sitting MLC Akshay Pratap Singh alias Gopalji and eight others in connection with the killing of two persons, including the son of a Congress leader, here yesterday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An FIR has been lodged at Jagdishpur police station against Gopalji, Rudra Pratap Singh, Neelkamal, Uday Pratap Singh and five unidentified persons, said Superintendent of Police Heera Lal.<br /><br />Gopalji is the cousin of Uttar Pradesh minister and controversial MLA Raghuraj Pratap Singh alias Raja Bhaiyya.<br /><br />The case has been lodged under Section 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder), among others, of IPC, the SP said.<br /><br />Son of Congress leader Jang Bahadur Singh, Mahendra Pratap Singh (41) was shot dead by unidentified persons near Raniganj market while he was on his way home late last evening.<br /><br />Mahendra's close aide Suresh Kumar was also killed in the shootout while the driver of his car was injured.<br /><br />Jang Bahadur Singh, is a former president of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Bhandaran Nigam, which is a state minister-rank profile.</p>