Police on back foot after triple murder in Lucknow; two officers suspended
Lucknow, October 27: A day after three members of a family were killed in a firing incident allegedly triggered by a parking dispute in Lucknow’s Saadatganj area, the victims’ kin staged a protest with the bodies outside their residence on Tuesday, demanding that the Deputy Chief Minister and DGP visit the spot, while police officials continued efforts to persuade the family; amid the outrage, Police Commissioner Tarun Gaba suspended station house officer (SHO) Santosh Kumar Arya and Kashmiri Mohalla outpost in-charge Ajay with immediate effect over alleged negligence in handling the case.
According to police, around 10:30 a.m. on Monday, a dispute broke out between two parties over parking a car on vacant land near a banyan tree in Brahmani Tola, Naubasta, under the jurisdiction of the Saadatganj police station. Rishabh Shukla, a rival, opened fire on the other party. Shivaji Tiwari (65) and his brother Shivendra Tiwari (55) died on the spot due to gunshot wounds. Shivaji’s son, Suyash Tiwari, died during hospital treatment. When the bodies arrived home after post-mortem on Tuesday, the neighborhood and family members became enraged and began a protest by placing the bodies.
BJP State General Secretary Abhijat Mishra and senior RSS officials were present, demanding justice for the victim’s family and strict action against the accused. The family members are demanding the Deputy Chief Minister and Director General of Police.
The family members say that the police should take strict action against the accused and demolish their house with a bulldozer. The murderer should be killed in an encounter. Police officers are trying to convince the family.
The Police Commissioner Tarun Gaba has suspended station in-charge Santosh Kumar Arya and outpost in-charge Kashmiri Mohalla Ajay. It is noteworthy that the police have arrested and jailed the accused murderer, Rishabh Shukla, while the search for others is underway.
