A newly elected Samajwadi Party member of Legislative Assembly and nine other persons were on Friday booked after husband of a village pradhan was allegedly shot dead in a case of old rivalry, police said.
Munna Lal was shot dead during Holi revelry on Thursday. Lal is the husband of Parvatipura village pradhan of Bah tehsil of the district, police said.
Kin of the deceased have alleged hand of local SP workers and have also named party's MLA-elect from Bah constituency Aridaman Singh in the complaint.
Ten persons, including MLA Singh, have been named in the complaint, police said. Singh, however, has denied the charges, saying the party has nothing to do with the murder and it was a result of long-standing enmity.
"Six persons have been detained and stern action under the law would be taken against those responsible, whosoever they might be," Deputy Inspector General (Agra) Ashish Arun said.