Gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari was shot dead by unknown assailants outside a Lucknow court on Wednesday afternoon. A close aid of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, Jeeva was accused of assassinating BJP leader Brahm Dutt Dwivedi in 1997.
His death was confirmed by the police in a tweet by PTI.
Videos circulating on the internet show Jeeva's body laying on the premises of the Lucknow court surrounded by police officers.
Visuals from the Lucknow court where Sanjeev Jeeva, said to be a close aide of jailed gangster Mukhtar Ansari, was shot dead earlier today. pic.twitter.com/tm8xJ5vFl8
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 7, 2023
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