BJP leader Sakshi Maharaj accused of killing woman

"A 47-year-old woman, a member of the Etah district panchayat, was shot dead on Monday at point blank range outside the ashram of former BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj in Uttar Pradesh. Sakshi Maharaj is absconding and a manhunt has been launched for him, the police alleged. The woman, Sujata Verma, was reportedly a close side of the former BJP MP. She was shot from behind, the bullet piercing through her chest and killing her on the spot... An OBC leader, Sachchidanand Hari Sakshi Maharaj has been a Lok Sabha MP thrice from Farrukhabad in Uttar Padesh. He is an accused in the Babri mosque demolition case."