Lucknow. In the Wazirganj police station area of Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, a case of shooting and killing a close friend of Mukhtar Ansari has come to light. The murderer had come dressed as a lawyer and entered the court and committed the crime. In this firing, a girl and a woman have also been shot. A shooter has been arrested after the incident. The attacker who carried out the incident has been identified as Vijay Yadav, a resident of Kerakat in Jaunpur.
#WATCH | Injured police official brought to Civil Hospital in Lucknow. pic.twitter.com/B3blORgDQ6
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The incident has been executed outside the Lucknow Civil Court. The deceased has been identified as Sanjeev Jeeva Maheshwari, a notorious mafia of western Uttar Pradesh. Sanjeev died on the spot after being shot. Sanjeev Jeeva was accused of murdering BJP leader Brahmadutt Divedi. Apart from this, he was accused in many other cases. A heavy police force is present at the spot at this time.
Sanjeev Jeeva was a resident of Muzaffarnagar in western UP. His connection is with Mukhtar Ansari. He has been the shooter of Mukhtar. Its name also came up in the famous Krishnanand Rai murder case. Sanjeev was currently lodged in Lucknow Jail in UP.
#WATCH | Visuals from Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow Civil Court where gangster Sanjeev Jeeva was shot by unknown miscreants a while ago. pic.twitter.com/MoJbKRr4Um
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