Ajeet Singh | |
|---|---|
| Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council | |
| In office 1997–2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Babu Ranjit Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4,1964 Unnao,Uttar Pradesh,India. |
| Died | September 4,2004 (aged 40) Unnao,Uttar Pradesh,India |
| Political party | Samajwadi Party Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Shakun Singh [1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Lucknow and Unnao |
Ajit Singh (died September 4,2004) was an Indian politician with criminal background from the Samajwadi Party. Formerly,he was affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council twice. [2] [3]
Ajit Singh came into the limelight in the late 1990s when the Utter Pradesh state Criminal Investigation Department charged him for his alleged involvement in the murder of a leading real estate businessman,Rajesh Aggarwal,in Lucknow. [4] He was inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party by Rajnath Singh. [4]
He was affiliated with the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party. He served as a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council twice. [5] [6]
He was shot dead on 4 September 2004, [7] 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) [8] was registered against Akhilesh Singh,who was then close to the Samajwadi,Ramesh Kalia,a BJP leader,and three others. [9] Akhilesh was the prime suspect in the murder case,but his role was not established. [10]