UP: Journalist shot dead in Sitapur

According to the police, the assailants opened fire on Raghvendra Bajpai (35) while he was commuting on his motorcycle

By: PTI

Sitapur (up) | March 9, 2025 03:54 AM IST

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"Three bullets struck him in the shoulder and chest," said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sitapur, Praveen Ranjan Singh

A regional reporter for a Hindi daily was shot dead by bike-borne assailants on the Sitapur-Delhi National Highway here on Saturday, police said.

The attack occurred on the overbridge near the Hempur railway crossing, within the Imalia Sultanpur police station area.

According to the police, the assailants opened fire on Raghvendra Bajpai (35) while he was commuting on his motorcycle.

“Three bullets struck him in the shoulder and chest. The assailants then fled the scene on their motorcycle,” said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sitapur, Praveen Ranjan Singh.

With the assistance of local residents, police transported Bajpai to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead on arrival.

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