Man dies at Samajwadi Party lawmaker's flat

Lucknow: A man was reportedly shot dead during a birthday celebrations at the official residence of a Samajwadi Party MLC in Uttar Pradesh's Hazratganj Kotwali area on Saturday. Four persons have been taken into custody and interrogation is underway.

According to police, during the birthday celebrations of a person named Vinay Yadav on Friday night Rakesh Rawat of Barabanki district was killed in a firing incident.

"Five people were present in a birthday party held at the flat in Laplace Apartment in Hazratganj area of Lucknow on Friday night," ACP Hazratganj Raghvendra Mishra said.