A local BJP leader in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal district, Gulfam Singh Yadav, was killed after three men allegedly injected him with a poisonous substance at his farm. The assailants fled the scene, and Yadav died while being taken to Aligarh for treatment. Police are investigating but have not yet received a formal complaint from the victim's family.
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