Former Arunachal Pradesh MP shot dead

Former Congress MP Wangcha Rajkumar was shot dead by an unknown assailant at Deomali in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh.

Former Congress MP Wangcha Rajkumar was on Sunday shot dead by an unknown assailant at Deomali in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, police said.

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The assailant shot at Rajkumar from close range at a local club. He was immediately rushed to the Community Health Centre, where he was declared as brought dead, they said.

Rajkumar was elected from the Arunachal West parliamentary seat in 1996.