 "RJD leader Dina Gope shot dead by unidentified gunmen with an AK-47 near his Patna residence")
Patna: A Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Bihar capital on Saturday, police said.
Dina Gope, who was also the husband of former Patna deputy mayor, was killed when he was returning home after attending a relative’s marriage, a police officer said.
Criminals used an AK-47 to kill him near his residence in Anushabad, he added.
Advertisement
The murder took place amid tightened security imposed in Patna since Friday in view of RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap’s marriage on Saturday night.
Over 10,000 guests, including VIPs like Congress President Rahul Gandhi, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, were likely to attend the ceremony.
 "This Week in Explainers: Will recession in UK, Japan hit daily living?")
 "Bihar CM Nitish Kumar wins floor test with 129 MLAs in favour of coalition with BJP")
 "FirstUp: Nitish Kumar to seek trust vote, RLD to formally join NDA… The big stories today")
 "This Week in Explainers: What Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code means for live-in couples")
 "This Week in Explainers: Will recession in UK, Japan hit daily living?")
 "Bihar CM Nitish Kumar wins floor test with 129 MLAs in favour of coalition with BJP")
 "FirstUp: Nitish Kumar to seek trust vote, RLD to formally join NDA… The big stories today")
 "This Week in Explainers: What Uttarakhand’s Uniform Civil Code means for live-in couples")