Smriti Irani lends shoulder to mortal remains of close aide who was shot dead in Amethi

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Irani on Sunday lent a shoulder to the mortal remains of her close aide, who was shot dead in an incident of post-poll violence in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi.

Irani's aide, 50-year-old Surendra Singh, former head of Baraulia village, was shot dead by two unidentified men at his house around 11.30 on Saturday night. He was rushed to the trauma centre in Lucknow, where he succumbed to his injuries hours later.