AAP's Naresh Yadav is MLA from Mehrauli | Photo Credit: Facebook

Key Highlights The incident has come in the wake of AAP's victory in the Delhi Assembly elections Naresh Yadav, from Mehrauli seat, was among the 62 winners of Aam Aadmi Party today

New Delhi: An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) volunteer reportedly died and another volunteer sustained injuries after shots were fired at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav while he was returning back from a temple visit along with the volunteers. The claims were made by Aam Aadmi Party on its official Twitter handle. According to party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, the volunteer who died was Ashok Mann.

Taking to its official Twitter handle, AAP claimed, "Shots fired at AAP MLA Naresh Yadav and the volunteers accompanying him while they were on way back from temple. At least one volunteer has passed away due to bullet wounds. Another is injured."

Shots fired at AAP MLA@MLA_NareshYadav

and the volunteers accompanying him while they were on way back from temple.



At least one volunteer has passed away due to bullet wounds. Another is injured. — AAP (@AamAadmiParty) February 11, 2020

While confirming the shooting incident and identity of the deceased, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh attacked the Delhi Police and the law and order situation under it in the national capital.

He said, "Mehrauli MLA Naresh Yadav's convoy attacked. Volunteer Ashok Mann killed in the incident. This is the condition of law and order in the national capital. Naresh Yadav was returning from a temple when the incident happened."

The incident has come in the wake of AAP's overwhelming victory in the recently-concluded Delhi Assembly elections. Naresh Yadav, MLA from Mehrauli seat, was among the 62 winners of Aam Aadmi Party today.

Naresh Yadav successfully defended the Mehrauli seat in 2020 Delhi Assembly elections by defeating BJP candidate Kusum Khatri by a margin of over 18,000 votes. Yadav secured 62,417 votes while his closest competitor Khatri could manage to garner some 44,256 votes. Congress' Mohinder Chaudhary stood at third spot with a paltry total of 6,952 votes to his name.