Main accused in Kasganj’s Chandan Gupta murder case dies in Lucknow hospital

Salim Sheikh, the main accused in the 2018 Chandan Gupta murder case in Kasganj, died at King George’s Medical University in Lucknow due to kidney complications. He was serving a life sentence after being convicted in February 2025 for opening fire on Chandan during a Tiranga Yatra, an incident that triggered communal tensions in the area.