Bihar BJP Vice President Visheshwar Ojha shot dead

February 12, 2016 19:57

In a shocking incident, BJP state vice-president Visheshwar Ojha was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Ara district in Bihar.

Ojha, a BJP candidate from Shahpur constituency in the 2015 assembly elections, had declared 10 charges of attempt to murder (IPC Section-307).

Ojha was the runner-up in the constituency by polling over 54,000 votes. The election was won by the RJD's Rahul Tiwary with over 69,000 votes.

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