Ex-minister Hari Shankar Tiwari's aide shot dead

GORAKHPUR: Former UP minister

Hari Shankar Tiwari

's manager,

Shambhu Nath Yadav

, was shot at

Nautanwa

bypass in Maharajganj district on Friday evening. He died on the spot.

Reports stated that Tiwari and his supporters went to Nautanwa to attend a ' brahambhoj' (dinner) at BSP leader

Prahlad Prasad

's house.

After the dinner, Shambhu Nath Yadav, a resident of Khajini, went to drop Tiwari and was returning home in his car. After 10 minutes, Ashfaq, who was also present at the dinner informed the police that two motorcycle-borne assailants had opened fire on Yadav.