The journalist, identified as Vimal Kumar Yadav, was allegedly shot dead at his home by unidentified assailants in the Raniganj Bazaar area of the district, police said earlier on Friday.
The District Police Officer (DPO), Waqar Ahmed, while giving details in a press conference on Friday said that unidentified assailants who were on two motorcycles abducted Malik Ghulam Habib Mehsud, the brother of ex-IG of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police, Salahuddin Mehsud, while he was on his way
According to the Maddur police, locals rushed to the spot and rescued the victim from the clutches of assailants, who managed to flee from the spot after the incident.
Chaudhary was allegedly attacked by unknown assailants on motorcycles while he was taking a walk outside his apartment. He was immediately taken to the hospital, but unfortunately, he passed away during treatment, the police said.
Assailants, who stabbed Tillu Tajpuria to death in Tihar jail, wrote 'Gogi Bhai' in Hindi on the wall of the cell where they were lodged, according to the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday raided 31 locations across Punjab and Haryana to unravel and unearth the full contours of the conspiracy behind the March 19 attack on the High Commission of India in London and bring to book various attackers and assailants.