Ghaziabad Lawyer Shot Dead In Office, Despite Heavy Police Presence
NDTV
The fact Monu Chaudhary's killers - two armed men - broke through a security cordon, murdered him and then escaped has led to questions being asked of the police.
A lawyer was shot dead at his office in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Wednesday. The lawyer - Monu Chaudhary - was in his chambers, which is inside the district court complex, and eating when two men burst in and opened fire. Mr Chaudhary's blood-covered body was found slumped in the chair.
A case was filed with the Sihani Gate Police Station and the investigation is ongoing, as part of which a forensic team gathered evidence and the body has been sent for post-mortem.
In addition, security footage from CCTV cameras installed across the court premises are being secured, Nipun Agarwal, Deputy Commissioner of Police (City), told NDTV.