Kamlesh Tiwari, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the President of the Hindu Samaj Party, on the 18th of October, was shot dead at his residence in Khurshed Bagh of Naka Hindola, Lucknow.
Vikas Tripathi, the Addition Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Lucknow West, said, “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.” He further said, “When his aide returned from the market, he found Tiwari in a pool of blood.”
Vikas Tripathi registered a first information report (FIR) and launched an investigation for the same. Kamlesh Tiwari’s wife Kiran suspects three people and complained against them.
Two of the suspects are Mohammed Mufti Naeem Kazmi and Imam Maulana Anuwarul Haq, residents of Bijnor district.
Kiran said, “Around 12:30 P.M., my husband was sitting in his office located on the first floor of the house and speaking to some unknown persons. I was in another room. Suddenly, for nearly 4-5 minutes, there was no conversation. I came out to enquire and saw my husband lying in a pool of blood. The two persons, who had come to meet him, were running out of the office.”
The police charged the suspects under Sections 302 (punishment for murder) and 120-B (punishment of criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC.)
The Lucknow Police said though Kamlesh’s wife alleged three people of committing the murder, the allegations are not yet proved.
On the other hand, an official of the Uttar Pradesh Government said a person who came to meet Kamlesh a few hours ahead of his murder shot him.
O.P. Singh, the Director General of Police (DGP,) after watching the CCTV footage, said, “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 evidence, we are working on the case.”
The Lucknow Police formed a team of police officers and started probing the murder case.
DGP Singh said, “We have also got some call details. The special task force has been engaged in the case.”
The local people near the area staged a protest outside the residence of Kamlesh Tiwari. However, the situation is now under control.
Kalanidhi Naithani, the Senior Superintendent of Police, suspect the murder was due to personal enmity. However, the police will try to investigate all the possible motives behind committing the murder.
The investigation for the case is underway.
Stay tuned for further updates.
