Anuj Chaudhary

Some Lesser Known Facts About Anuj Chaudhary

• Anuj Chaudhary (1994-2023) was an Indian politician associated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who was shot dead in Moradabad in August 2023.

• In 2018, he relocated to the Parsvnath Pratibha Society in Moradabad and subsequently ventured into the field of politics.
  

  

  

• He had close ties with several prominent BJP leaders from Uttar Pradesh, such as Swatantra Dev Singh, Keshav Prasad Maurya, and Brajesh Pathak.
  

  

  

• On August 10, 2023, around 6 pm, Anuj Chaudhary was fatally shot outside his flat while on an evening stroll with his friend Puneet Chaudhary in Moradabad’s Parsvnath Pratibha Society. The incident involved three assailants on a motorcycle who fired at both Anuj and his friend.

• In the attack, lasting about 20 seconds, Anuj sustained four gunshot wounds to his head, back, and shoulder. His friend also suffered a bullet injury. Anuj’s residence was located in Tower T-7, flats 401 and 402, within the Parsvnath Pratibha Society. Anuj was swiftly taken to a private hospital, where medical professionals pronounced him deceased.

• His family asserted that his murder was a result of political animosity, linking it to Prabhakar Singh, the spouse of Asmoli Block Head Santosh Devi, along with Santosh’s son Aniket, and individuals named Amit Chaudhary from Bhawalpur Wasli and Pushpendra from Sambhal. Anuj had reportedly defeated Pushpendra in the Panchayat election. An FIR against these individuals was lodged at Majhola Police Station in connection to the murder.

  

• During police investigations, it was uncovered that the assailants entered the Society approximately 20 minutes prior to the murder through gate number 2. The security guards on duty, namely Manak Singh and Deepak, neither halted them nor recorded their information. After killing Anuj, they departed the society through gate number 1, where the guard, Subhash Chandra Sharma, also failed to intercept them. ^[3]Amar Ujala

• Anuj had a police gunner and two private gunners assigned to him, although they were not present with him during the time of the murder. The incident was captured on a CCTV camera situated within the building, and the footage garnered widespread attention after his death.