ALLAHABAD: A 55-year-old jail head warden was shot dead by two unidentified assailants close to Jail Crossing street in Pratapgarh on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was recognized as Hari Narayan Trivedi, a resident of Nigohan in Lucknow.
Police said that Trivedi was attacked when he had stepped out of his area to go to the vegetable market. Police said that round three.30pm on Thursday, two motorcycle-borne assailants got here close to a vegetable shop where Trivedi was standing and opened fire at him from point blank vary.
The jail head warden was immediately rushed to the district health facility however succumbed to injuries all through treatment. Senior police officials rushed to the spot for investigation on being alerted concerning the incident.
SP (Pratapgarh) S Anand said, “The motive behind the assault is but to be ascertained. Trivedi was posted as a head warden at Pratapgarh district jail since 2013.”
Anand additionally said that particular groups could be constituted to nab the accused.
Eyewitnesses instructed police that Trivedi’s assailants had lined their faces with a cotton material and they had fired 3 bullets at him.
“The assailants had attacked the jail warden from a point blank vary. The bullets were fired to target him fatally,” said one eyewitness.
Police said that Trivedi was attacked when he had stepped out of his area to go to the vegetable market. Police said that round three.30pm on Thursday, two motorcycle-borne assailants got here close to a vegetable shop where Trivedi was standing and opened fire at him from point blank vary.
The jail head warden was immediately rushed to the district health facility however succumbed to injuries all through treatment. Senior police officials rushed to the spot for investigation on being alerted concerning the incident.
SP (Pratapgarh) S Anand said, “The motive behind the assault is but to be ascertained. Trivedi was posted as a head warden at Pratapgarh district jail since 2013.”
Anand additionally said that particular groups could be constituted to nab the accused.
Eyewitnesses instructed police that Trivedi’s assailants had lined their faces with a cotton material and they had fired 3 bullets at him.
“The assailants had attacked the jail warden from a point blank vary. The bullets were fired to target him fatally,” said one eyewitness.
Pratapgarh jail head warden shot dead from close range
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