Dreaded gangster and aide of Don Mukhtar Ansari, Sanjeev Maheshwari alias Jeeva was shot dead inside a civil court in Lucknow Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.
Sanjeev, who ran one of the “notorious” gangs in western Uttar Pradesh, had been lodged in jail since 2003 or so. His area of operation extended to central Uttar Pradesh, too. His gang comprised around 35 members, sources said.
Wife of slain gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari alias Jeeva, an aide of Mukhtar Ansari who was shot dead on June 7, on Thursday approached the Supreme Court seeking protection from arrest in order to participate in funeral and last rites of her husband.
Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s associate Sanjeev Maheshwari, alias Jeeva, was shot dead on the premises of a Lucknow court on Wednesday. The gunfire also resulted in injuries to a police officer and a 18-month-old girl. The child’s condition is critical while the constable is in a stable