Prez of UP political outfit murdered
Tiwari killed at home, tension prevails in Lucknow
Lucknow: The president of a little known Hindu Samaj Party was murdered at his home in Khurshed Bagh area here, the police said on Friday. The police has registered an FIR against three persons in this regard.
Lucknow, Oct. 18: The president of a little known Hindu Samaj Party was found murdered at his home in the congested Naka Hindola area of the city here, police said on Friday.
Kamlesh Tiwari (45) was earlier associated with a faction of the Hindu Mahasabha, they said.
The Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha in a statement condemned the incident.
Police said briefs protests were held in the area by local residents after the murder.
“Kamlesh Tiwari was found murdered inside his house. Two persons had come to meet him. Both were speaking to Tiwari when the latter sent one of his aides to get ‘paan’ for them,” Vikas Tripathi, ASP (Lucknow West), told PTI.
“When his aide returned from the market, he found Tiwari in a pool of blood,” Mr Tripathi added.
A senior UP government
official said the visitors shot Tiwari dead after talking to him for little over half an hour.
Police reached the spot and gathered the CCTV footage.
UP DGP O.P. Singh told reporters, “Those who have murdered Tiwari are said to be his acquaintances. They spent over half an hour with him and even gave Tiwari a box of sweets and after it the murder took place. We have got some vital clues and based on CCTV footage and other evidences, we are working on the case.”
He said teams had been formed to crack the case.
“We have also got some call details. The special task force has been engaged in the case,” he said, adding that it was “purely a criminal activity” done by two people.
The UP DGP said there were “some minor law and order problem” in the area after the murder took place with local people saying that such incidents should not take place.
“But, the situation now is under control. Police officers are patrolling the area. In the next 48 hours, we will catch the culprits,” he said.
When asked whether there was any possible terror angle in the incident,
Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) PV Ramasastry told PTI, “All the angles are being looked into. And, it would be improper to jump to any conclusion.”
Senior Superintendent of Police Kalanidhi Naithani said prima facie it seemed to be a case of personal enmity.