Shooting inside Lucknow court LIVE Updates: SIT formed to probe gangster Jeeva's murder

Uttar Pradesh Special DG, Law and Order Prashant Kumar issues an order directing all district superintendents of police to immediately increase security in all district courts. Metal detectors and other equipment will also be installed on the court premises.

"The assailant, dressed as a lawyer, opened fire on (gangster) Sanjeev Jeeva when he was entering the court premises to appear in a case hearing. Sanjeev succumbed to his injuries during treatment. Two policemen and the child who were injured in the incident are out of danger now," says Prashant Kumar, Special DG (Law & Order) on the Lucknow court shooting incident.

Uttar Pradesh Special DG, Law & Order Prashant Kumar reaches Lucknow Civil Court where gangster Sanjeev Jeeva was shot dead earlier today.

#BiggestStoryTonight | Firing happened suddenly but we managed to grab the shooter, says injured cop.#CMYogiAdityanath #SIT #LucknowPolice #Jeeva #Jiva #LucknowCourtRoomMurder https://t.co/6CjsNJ9CEq pic.twitter.com/Z42SWP1rRl

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A Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been formed to probe the killing of Sanjeev Maheshwari alias Jeeva inside a courtroom in Lucknow. The SIT will consist of three members.

• Mohit Agarwal ADG Technical
• Neelabza Chowdhary
• Praveen Kumar IG Ayodhya

#BREAKING On #BiggestStoryTonight | UP CM Yogi Adityanath orders SIT formation to investigate courtroom murder.#CMYogiAdityanath #SIT #Lucknow #Jeeva #Jiva #LucknowCourtRoomMurder https://t.co/6CjsNJ9CEq pic.twitter.com/36AGrxcJDW

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According to officials, four people were injured in a courtroom fire that killed Gangster Mukhtar Ansari's close aide Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva. The condition of those injured is stable.

"Sanjeev alias Jeeva was shot dead, and a girl of 8-10 years was also injured and her condition is stable and is undergoing treatment. How many people came to kill him is a matter of investigation but the shooter has been caught and he is also seriously injured," said Lucknow DM Surya Pal Gangwar.

Lawyers protest outside Lucknow Civil Court after firing incident at the court complex today. 

Lucknow Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Upendra Kumar Agarwal said, "One criminal named Sanjeev Jeeva was shot today. Two police sustained injuries. A child was also injured and admitted to a trauma centre."

Lucknow DCP Rahul Raj said that the injured police constables are out of danger and are undergoing treatment.

Speaks on the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh after the killing Sanjeev Jeeva in Lucknow court, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, "Is it a democracy? The question is not who is being killed but the question is that one is being killed where security is the highest."

Republic has accessed the first picture of the assailant who killed Gangster Mukhtar Ansari's close aide Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva inside a Lucknow court.

Reacting to the killing of Gangster Mukhtar Ansari's close aide Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said, "I don't know about this murder but whoever has done it strict action will be taken against them."

A scuffle breaks out outside the courtroom after gangster Sanjeev Jeeva was killed in court.

#LIVE | An aide of convicted Mukhtar Ansari has been killed in firing in a court.#MukhtarAnsari #Firing #LucknowCourt #Lucknow https://t.co/6CjsNJaatY pic.twitter.com/nbcIsBfm6e

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Gangster Mukhtar Ansari's close aide Sanjeev Maheshwari Jeeva was shot dead inside a Lucknow court premises. He was allegedly shot at by shooters posing as lawyers.

The accused has been arrested by police. Jeeva was brought to Lucknow court for a hearing where he was shot dead by a miscreant.