Lawyer murder accused held in police encounter
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lawyer murder accused held in police encounter

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Three days after the murder of lawyer Kanishk Mehrotra at his residence in Hardoi, the police on Friday arrested one accused, identified as Neeraj, during an encounter. A 315-bore pistol, one live cartridge, and two empty cartridges were found in his possession,” said Hardoi police in a press note, adding that efforts were ongoing to nab the other accused. Mehrotra’s office employee Girish informed the police that two men on a bike asked him to call the lawyer as they wanted to discuss a case. The incident triggered massive protests by the deceased’s colleagues outside the residence of Hardoi district magistrate Mangla Prasad and superintendent of police Neeraj Jadaun on Wednesday, demanding strict action against the assailants and the conspirators behind the killing of the advocate.

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