Gangster Shot Dead Outside UP Court, Attacker Was Dressed As Lawyer

Gangster Shot Dead Outside UP Court, Attacker Was Dressed As Lawyer
Gangster Sanjiv Jeeva, who ran a criminal gang in western UP, was seen slumped on the ground with officials trying to stop the bleeding, showed a video.

Lucknow : A gangster was shot at and killed outside a courtroom in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow, while a cop was shot in the leg, raising questions on the state of law and order in the state.
The shooter, say reports, was dressed as a lawyer.

Gangster Sanjiv Maheshwari, also known as Sanjiv Jeeva, who ran a criminal gang in western UP, was seen slumped on the ground with officials trying to stop the bleeding, showed a video.

It is not clear at the moment if there were multiple shooters. The lawyers present at the court managed to hold on to an attacker and handed him over to the police.

The gangster, dressed in a green shirt and blue denims, was brought to a local court in Kaiserbagh area of the city and was shot at while he was entering the courtroom.

Sanjiv Jeeva had a dozen criminal cases against him and ran several criminal syndicates in the state.

It is not clear how the attacker managed to sneak in a revolver and enter the court premises.

The attack comes just two months after gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother, Ashraf, were shot dead while in police custody.NDTV

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