<p>A local BJP leader was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Ferozabad district of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the November 3 Assembly bypoll in the area, following which police have detained three people for questioning, an officer said on Saturday.</p>.<p>D K Gupta, 46, was shot at in the Nagla Beech area on Friday evening when he was returning home after closing his shop. He was rushed to a hospital where he died.</p>.<p>The police said three people have been detained for questioning based on a complaint filed by Gupta's family.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/bjp-leader-in-up-allegedly-shoots-man-dead-at-meeting-on-ration-shop-allotment-902585.html" target="_blank">BJP leader in UP allegedly shoots man dead at meeting on ration shop allotment</a></strong></p>.<p>Among those detained is Viresh Tomar with whom Gupta had some rivalry, they said, adding that the duo even had an exchange of words on Facebook recently.</p>.<p>Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sachindra Patel said, "All the angles are being thoroughly examined."</p>.<p>"Yesterday night itself, police teams were formed and Viresh Tomar and two others were detained for questioning," he added.</p>.<p>After Gupta's killing, local residents staged a road blockade in protest.</p>.<p>Senior police officers reached the spot and a large number of security personnel were deployed in the area which falls under the Tundla assembly constituency, where a by-election will be held on November 3.</p>
<p>A local BJP leader was shot dead by bike-borne assailants in Ferozabad district of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the November 3 Assembly bypoll in the area, following which police have detained three people for questioning, an officer said on Saturday.</p>.<p>D K Gupta, 46, was shot at in the Nagla Beech area on Friday evening when he was returning home after closing his shop. He was rushed to a hospital where he died.</p>.<p>The police said three people have been detained for questioning based on a complaint filed by Gupta's family.</p>.<p><strong>Also read — <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/bjp-leader-in-up-allegedly-shoots-man-dead-at-meeting-on-ration-shop-allotment-902585.html" target="_blank">BJP leader in UP allegedly shoots man dead at meeting on ration shop allotment</a></strong></p>.<p>Among those detained is Viresh Tomar with whom Gupta had some rivalry, they said, adding that the duo even had an exchange of words on Facebook recently.</p>.<p>Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sachindra Patel said, "All the angles are being thoroughly examined."</p>.<p>"Yesterday night itself, police teams were formed and Viresh Tomar and two others were detained for questioning," he added.</p>.<p>After Gupta's killing, local residents staged a road blockade in protest.</p>.<p>Senior police officers reached the spot and a large number of security personnel were deployed in the area which falls under the Tundla assembly constituency, where a by-election will be held on November 3.</p>