Gangster Sanjeev alias Jeeva was shot dead in the Lucknow courthouse the following day, and his wife petitioned the Supreme Court to be allowed to attend her husband’s funeral.
The Uttar Pradesh administration informed the top court that it has no issues with her going to the funeral.
The wife of Jeeva, Payal Maheshwari, requested an immediate hearing through her attorney, who also asked for one day of protection so that she may visit her relatives and attend the funeral.According to the State’s attorney, the slain gangster’s body may be sent to Muzaffarnagar, the family’s homeland, and Payal is also listed as a gang member in the gangster chart.The mobster, 48, is charged in a number of instances, including the Wednesday shooting death of former UP minister Brahma Dutt Dwivedi outside a crowded courtroom in Lucknow.
“A three-member SIT, including Mohit Agarwal, ADG Technical; Joint CP, Lucknow, Nilabja Chaudhary and Ayodhya IG Praveen Kumar, has been constituted to investigate the incident,” read an official statement from CMO.Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Lucknow, Rahul Raj said, “Sanjeev Jeeva was shot at today and succumbed to his injuries. Two of our constables also sustained injuries but are out of danger. They are currently under treatment. I’ve been told that the assailant has been arrested.”Meanwhile, lawyers staged a protest outside Lucknow Civil Court in the wake of the firing incident.