BJP leader Shiv Kumar was in his Toyota Fortuner car when the bikers rode up and fired shots at the car. (Representational image)

New Delhi: A BJP leader and his security guard were shot dead by bike-borne attackers at Bisrakhin in Greater Noida near Delhi on Thursday evening. 

Shiv Kumar was in his Toyota Fortuner car when the bikers rode up and fired shots at the car. The BJP leader and his guard died instantly.

The shooters reportedly kept firing at the car for about half a kilometer.

Kumar's car lost balance and hit a divider after shots were fired.

Apart from a security guard who was also killed, there were two more in the car.

Traffic moved on the stretch was blocked for hours after the incident.

Further details are awaited.