Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 2 (IANS) Bike-borne assailants shot dead the headmaster of a school in the Jiyanpur Kotwali area of Azamgarh district.Sanjay Yadav, 46, was a resident of Kasada Ima village, and was posted as headmaster at the composite school at Akhaipur in the Haraiya block.The assailants opened fire at Yadav near a brick kiln and fled from the spot.Hearing the gunshot, locals working in a nearby field raised an alarm. They took the injured headmaster to a private trauma centre in the city, where he succumbed to injuries while undergoing treatment.A police team led by Azamgarh Superintendent of Police, Anurag Arya, went to the spot for investigation.The SP said they have identified the killers and have started a manhunt to arrest them. He said preliminary investigation suggested that the murder was a fallout of a rivalry in the panchayat elections."The accused also have a criminal history. Police will take action against them under the Gangster Act and confiscate their property," the SP said.
--IANS amita/dpb
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