Advocate shot dead over land dispute, three detained
PRAYAGRAJ, Oct. 16 -- An advocate was shot dead during a violent clash over a disputed Nazul land property in Prayagraj's Salori area on Thursday, triggering protests by family members and lawyers outside SRN Hospital.
The deceased, Satish Chandra Srivastava (52), a resident of Salori and an advocate who also worked as a lab attendant at Ishwar Sharan Degree College, was allegedly shot during a confrontation linked to an ongoing land dispute with his neighbour, Devendra Nath Mishra, an Additional Government Advocate and former BJP Legal Cell convener for Kashi Province.
According to the complaint lodged by Satish Chandra's wife Varsha Srivastava, Mishra, accompanied by his wife, two sons and several associates, allegedly arrived at their house around 11 am and started vandalising the property. When the family resisted, they were allegedly assaulted with sticks, iron rods and other weapons.
The complainant alleged that during the altercation, Mishra opened fire with a revolver, hitting Satish Chandra in the chest. He was rushed to the trauma center at SRN Hospital, where doctors declared him dead.
The incident sparked outrage among advocates and the victim's relatives, who staged a protest outside the hospital and blocked the removal of the body for nearly three hours. The protest ended after senior police officials assured them of strict action and detained three suspects.
Based on Varsha Srivastava's complaint, the Colonelganj police registered an FIR against four named accused and several unidentified persons.
DCP (City) Sagar Jain said the shooting stemmed from an ongoing dispute over Nazul land between the two parties. He confirmed that three suspects had been taken into custody and that three police teams had been formed to arrest the remaining accused. The body was later sent for post-mortem examination....
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