Ajit Singh (politician, died 2004) explained

Ajeet Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Successor:Babu Ranjit Singh
Term Start:1997
Term End:2004
Birth Date:August23,1964
Birth Place:Unnao,Uttar Pradesh,India.
Death Date:4 September 2004
Death Place:Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India
Spouse:Shakun Singh[1]
Party:Samajwadi Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Relations:Father-Ranjit singhMother-Parwati Singh Sister-Shanti Singh Pushpa Singh
Children:2 Son And 1 Daughter Including Shashank Shekhar Singh
Residence:Lucknow and Unnao

Ajeet Singh (died 4 September 2004) was an Indian politician and philanthropist.

Early life

His father worked as a railway employee and a farmer. He experienced the pain and problems of his people.

Career

Ajeet Singh became a public figure in the late 1990s when the Uttar Pradesh state Criminal Investigation Department charged him for his alleged involvement in the murder of a leading real estate businessman, Rajesh Aggarwal, in Lucknow. Nothing was established in the case. He was known as the Bahubali of Lucknow.

He was affiliated with the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council twice.[2] [3]

Death

He was shot dead on 4 September 2004,[4] by five men allegedly led by MLA Akhilesh Kumar Singh at a hotel in Unnao, where he was celebrating his birthday. A First information report (FIR)[5] was registered against Akhilesh Singh, who was then close to the Samajwadi, Ramesh Kalia, a BJP leader, and three others.[6] Akhilesh was the prime suspect in the murder case, but his role was not established.[7] It is quite possible that his death was accidental, killed by one of his own guards. None of the details have been proved or verified by the government or police officials.

People of his constituency come together once a year and commemorate his life. His wife Is Zila Panchayat Adhyaksh from Unnao and his son Shashank Shekhar Singh Is a BJP politician.

Notes and References

  1. News: Gangsters' Kin Manage Win In Panchayat Polls . . 6 May 2021.
  2. News: 19 January 2003 . Police raids BJP MLC's house . .
  3. News: 5 September 2004 . Murder heat piles on Mulayam crown . .
  4. News: SP MLC Ajit Singh shot dead . . 5 September 2004.
  5. News: 6 September 2004 . MLC's murder jolts UP peace, Mulayam . .
  6. News: UP Govt orders inquiry into MLC Ajit Singh's murder . . 7 September 2004.
  7. News: Singh . Rohit K. . Sons, daughter of strongmen tread on development path . . 10 February 2017.