Gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva, an accused in the 1997 murder case of BJP leader Brahm Dutt Dwivedi and aide of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, was shot dead in the premises of a Lucknow court on Wednesday.
Police said the shooter, who came in the court dressed up like a lawyer, has been detained.
The jailed gangster was attending hearing in a criminal case when the accused opened fire at him. One of the bullets injured a woman standing nearby.
The 48-year-old gangster was notorious for being one of the dreaded shooters of Ansari. Several criminal cases have been registered against him for offences such as murder, kidnapping, extortion and dacoity in Muzaffarnagar, Shamli, Hardiwar and Farrukhabad regions of Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier, he was acquitted in the murder case of Krishna Nand Rai in 2005.
Brahm Dutt was the leader, who stepped in to protect BSP chief Mayawati when she was attacked by Samajwadi Party workers in the infamous 1995 guesthouse case.
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