Uttar Pradesh shopkeeper, his helper killed by unidentified persons in Gorakhpur

The incident took place on Wednesday when unidentified men barged into a shop in Gorakhpur’s Gagaha and opened fire at the shopkeeper and his helper.

Two persons were killed by unidentified persons at Gagaha in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur on Wednesday night, police said. "Two people, including a shop owner & his servant, have been shot dead by few unidentified people in Gorakhpur district's Gagaha area. FIR registered & teams have been formed to search for the accused," Dinesh Kumar, Gorakhpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) said yesterday pic.twitter.com/5tJeEKmNN7 Shambhu, who ran an electronic shop in Gagaha area of Gorakhpur, was shot by unknown assailants on Wednesday. Police said Shambhu’s helper Shambhu Morya, a resident of Kotha in Gagaha, was also killed in the attack. “Two people, including a shop owner and his servant, were shot by a few unidentified people in Gorakhpur district’s Gagaha area,” Dinesh Kumar, Gorakhpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) told news agency ANI on Wednesday.