Pratapgarh was once again rocked by a sensational daylight murder, when tow bike-borne gunmen sprayed eminent lawyer Jawaharlal Mishra (65) with bullets while he was on his way to the courts on Tuesday. Mishra was formerly the General Secretary of Bar Association of Pratapgarh.
Earlier on November 13, unknown gunmen had made an attempt on the life of Mishra’s son Sanjay Mishra, who had a prividential escape while his friend Arun Kumar Mishra was killed. The police then had nabbed sitting pradhan Bhola Tewari in connection with the murderous assault but he has since come out on bail. As per reports, Jawahar lal Mishra of Kharagpur locality of lalganj (Pratapgarh) was going to the courts on Tuesday afternoon when some bike-borne youths fired at him at Ojha ka Purwa Sagra village of Kotwali police station area, injuring him critically. The victim was rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead upon arrival. The body was later sent for post-mortem and investigation is on.
Agitated with the eminent lawyer’s killing, hundreds of colleagues put his body outside the chamber of District and Sessions Judge and demanded the immediate arrest of the assassins. They later took to the streets and staged a huge demonstration demanding adequate compensation to the family of the deceased. later in the evening, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav after expressing his condolences, announced a relief of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the decased. Chief Minister also directed the DGP to ensure the arrest of criminals at the earliest.