Former state minister shot dead in Gujarat

Gunmen have killed a former state government minister from India's rulingHindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in westernGujarat…

Gunmen have killed a former state government minister from India's rulingHindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in westernGujarat state, police have reported.

Haren Pandya, who had served as interior and revenueminister in the state government until last year, was shot deadin Ahmedabad, the state's main city.

He had earlier been reported as seriously wounded.

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