VHP former district president shot at in UP's Jalaun

Jalaun: Vishwa Hindu Parishad's former district president of Jalaun, Bhaskar Awasthi, was shot at, police said on Saturday.

Awasthi is currently admitted to a hospital and is said to be in critical condition, police said.

The incident occurred late Friday evening when Awasthi was returning home with his wife on a scooter. He was shot at by some unknown people on his shoulder, Superintendent of Police (SP) Iraj Raja said.

Awasthi was immediately rushed to Medical College in Orai and later referred to a higher centre in Kanpur, Raja said.

Based on the family's complaint, an FIR was registered and efforts are being made to arrest the accused, Raja added.