Kanpur: A young Samajwadi Party office bearer was shot dead allegedly by a fellow party affiliate in Barra area here, a senior police officer said on Saturday.
The incident took place on on Friday evening. The deceased person was identified as Harsh Yadav (20), a law student and resident of Damodar Nagar in Barra here.
Yadav was recently brought in as the district vice-president of Samajwadi Yuvjan Sabha of Kanpur Dehat, said an official.
Police, however, claimed to have arrested prime accused Shivendra Singh (23), who has an affiliation with the SP, on Saturday morning in an encounter.
Kanpur Police Commissioner Asim Arun told that the accused confessed to his crime during the interrogation.
Singh and Yadav had gone together outside for drinks. They fought over some issues related to liquor.
Furious Singh took out an illegal pistol in his possession and fired at Harsh, who sustained bullet injuries on his head, forehead and stomach, resulting in his death, police said.
