A 45-year-old lawyer was shot dead in broad day light near Manmohan Park in Allahbad by two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants when he was on his way to the collectorate.
A 45-year-old lawyer was shot dead in broad day light near Manmohan Park in Allahbad by two unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants when he was on his way to the collectorate.
Ironically, the murder took place when the DGP OP Singh was reviewing the law and order situation with senior cops in Allahabad.
The shooting took place near Manmohan Park at around 10.30 am when Rajesh Kumar Srivastava was on his way to collectorate on his mobike. Two unidentified assailants, who were chasing him, overtook him and shot him on his head with close range. The advocate died on the spot.
Incidentally, the convoy of the Chief Secretary and the DGP had passed through the busy Manmohan Park under Colonelganj Police Station minutes before the shooting took place. Agitated over murder of their colleague, lawyers boycotted judicial work and went on rampage blocking roads and indulging in violence.
They demanded immediate arrests of the assailants and adequate compensation to the family of the deceased. Heavy police force has been deployed at the court campus and district hospital where a large number of lawyers have gathered to check any fall out of the shooting.
Some lawyers went on rampage torching several vehicles and indulged in heavy brick batting with police
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced Rs 20 lakh compensation to the family of the deceased lawyer.
The SSP Allahabad Akash Kulhary said that land dispute was stated to be reason behind the killing of the lawyer. “We have registered a case and investigations are underway to identify killers,” said the SSP. The police are also searching footage from CCTV cameras installed at Manmohan Park.
Earlier, Pawan Kesari, a BJP Corporator close to the desputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya was shot dead on Tuesday night in Phulpur. A school Manager was also thrashed to death on the same day in Nawabganj. As many as 43 persons were killed in separate crime since January 1 this year making Allahabad new crime capital of the state.
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