Haryana congress leader Vikas Chaudhary shot dead

Haryana Congress leader Vikas Chaudhary was shot dead by unknown men in Faridabad near Delhi this morning. Mr Chaudhary, 38, was attacked while he was leaving a gym. He was rushed to a hospital where he died of his injuries.

Police said that four men travelling in a Maruti Suzuki SX4 car fired more than 10 bullets at the Congress leader.

The incident happened in Sector 9 in Faridabad, NDTV reports. 

The state Congress hit out at the Manohar Lal Khattar-led BJP government over law and order in the state. "It's 'jungle raj', there is no fear of law. Same kind of incident happened yesterday, where a woman who opposed molestation was stabbed. There should be an investigation," Haryana Congress president Ashok Tanwar was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

"We are deeply angered and saddened by this act of grotesque violence against a member of the Congress Party. We urge the Haryana government to bring the perpetrators to justice at the earliest. Our sincere condolences to his family in this time of grief," the Congress tweeted.

Vikas Chaudhary, the spokesperson of the Haryana Congress, had recently switched to the party, after leaving the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD).