Two police teams have been constituted to investigate the murder of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari's aide Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva here, while steps have been taken to tighten security at court premises in the wake of the incident, a senior police officer said on Friday.
Jeeva (48) was shot dead on the premises of a Lucknow court on Wednesday, police said. A policeman and a two-year-old girl were injured in the incident.
“Two teams with four policemen each have been formed for prompt and successful disposal of the investigation of the case registered at the Wazirganj police station here,” Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Upendra Aggarwal told reporters.
Wazirganj police station in-charge Manoj Kumar Mishra will head the investigation, he said.
“The second team constituted for technical assistance includes Rajdev Prajapati, in-charge of the surveillance cell, western zone with three others,” Aggarwal said.
Apart from this, Inspector Ramphal Prajapati has been assigned the task of making adequate security arrangements at the old premises of District Court and High Court Lucknow Bench, the officer said. He said an application will be moved in court on Saturday over the police custody of the accused.
The senior police officer said a meeting was also held with lawyer organisations on Friday and a consensus was reached on several points regarding security on court premises. There will be separate entry gates for officers and advocates besides other elaborate security arrangements, he said.