Lucknow. Two bike-borne miscreants shot dead Bahubali MLA Mukhtar Ansari’s henchman and contractor Mahendra Pratap Jaiswal in the head on Sunday night in Vijaynagar, Krishnanagar in Lucknow. After that they fled while firing. DCP Central Dr. Khyati Garg and Inspector Krishnanagar Alok Rai reached the spot with heavy police force and investigated the matter. Mahendra was originally from Ghazipur. Apart from this, he has got two Aadhar cards with addresses of Saadatganj and Kakori in Lucknow. Mahendra used to drive Mukhtar’s car.
The police found a kiosk, two cartridges, the contractor’s bike, purse and mobile phone from the spot. According to the police, the miscreants fired two to three rounds. Several teams have been formed to arrest the killers. Along with this, investigation is being done on many points including contract, transaction, enmity in the murder.
Mahendra was getting the house demolished: Anil Shukla’s house is in Vijaynagar. He had given the contract to demolish the house to a contractor named Aslam a few days ago. According to Inspector Krishnanagar, Mahendra was a resident of Peernagar under Basantkunj Yojna on Hardoi Road. Aslam’s fellow contractor Mahendra Pratap was getting the house demolished at around 5:30 pm on Sunday. Workers were also engaged at the site. Mahendra was watching. Meanwhile, two miscreants riding bikes arrived. They opened fire on Mahendra and fled. Mahendra fell on the spot after being shot in the head. He was taken to Lokbandhu Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. The police informed Mahendra’s family about the incident. Police is interrogating Anil. At the same time, the miscreants have been caught in a CC camera installed at some distance from the spot. On the basis of the footage, efforts are being made to trace them. Forensic team inspected the spot. DCP Dr. Khyati Garg said that on the basis of the footage, several teams including surveillance and crime branch have been deployed in search of the miscreants.
Murder of close friend on the day of marriage of Mukhtar’s niece: The daughter of Mukhtar Ansari’s brother Afzal Ansari was getting married on Sunday at MB Club in Cantt. During this, the family members were stunned by the murder of Mahendra, a driver close to Mukhtar. It is being told that Mahendra also used to look after Afzal’s work. Many criminal cases are also registered against Mahendra. Many times when the police had encounters with Mukhtar, he was still with them.
Panic from killing five hundred meters away from Kotwali: There is panic in the area due to the shooting of a contractor five hundred meters away from Krishnanagar Kotwali. After the incident, people living in the neighborhood also went inside the houses. There was silence in the neighborhood. Police is probing the call details of Mahendra’s mobile phone.
Was living separately from the family, the family members were hesitant to talk: The police informed about the incident to the family members of Mahendra. Even after four hours of information, no member of the house reached the police. The family members were reluctant to talk about Mahendra’s death. Mahendra lived separately from his family members. The police suspect that some dispute was going on in Mahendra’s family as well. It is being told that Mahendra has two wives. One lives in Saadatganj and the other lives in Ghazipur.
The miscreants caught in the CC camera: Two miscreants are seen sitting on the bike in the CC camera. The miscreant riding the bike is wearing a helmet and is wearing a blue jeans jacket and yellow pants. At the same time, the miscreant sitting behind is wearing a carrot colored jacket. He has put on the cap of the jacket. Based on the footage, the police are looking for the miscreants.
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