Six policemen have been suspended for the negligence that led to the killing of gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari‘s aide Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeev on the court premises here, police said on Thursday.
“Due to failure to conduct proper checking and search of entry gates for public and advocates in the premises of the old Supreme Court, Sanjeev Maheshwari alias Jeeva was murdered and some others were injured in firing of firearms in the premises of the Hon’ Supreme Court,” a statement issued by the state police said Uttar Pradesh.
Six police officers have been suspended with immediate effect for gross negligence of duty and indiscipline, he added.
Senior constables Sunil Dubey, Mohammad Khalid, Anil Singh and Sunil Srivastava and constables Dharmendra and Nidhi Devi have been suspended, the report said.
The assailant, identified as Vijay Yadav of Jaunpur, opened fire on Jeev (48), who was serving a life term in Lucknow jail and was produced before the court for hearing the case on Wednesday.
