Central Excise Assistant Commissioner Shot Dead
59-year-old Assistant Commissioner Nripateshwar Singh, posted at Varanasi, was shot dead from a point-blank range.
He was riding a motorcycle and when he reached a secluded place behind Banaras Hindu University in the area, the assailants suddenly stopped his vehicle and fired at him, killing him on the spot.
The circumstances indicate that he was killed because of some old rivalry but the exact cause of the murder is still being probed.
Nripateshwar Singh was rushed to the nearby Sir Sunderlal Hospital immediately after the incident but doctors declared him brought dead.
His body has been sent for post-mortem and efforts are on to nab the culprits, the police official said.
Originally a resident of Ballia in Eastern UP, Nripateshwar Singh had settled at Shivpur area of Varanasi and was to retire next year. Before coming to Varanasi he was posted at Delhi for a few years.