Kamlesh Tiwari murder case: SC shifts trial from Lucknow to Prayagraj

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Updated At : 01:54 AM Sep 25, 2021 IST

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New Delhi, September 24

The Supreme Court on Friday transferred the trial of Hindu Samaj Party leader Kamlesh Tiwari from Lucknow to Prayagraj.

A Bench led by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul allowed the petition of the accused, who alleged that a free and fair trial wasn’t possible due to communally surcharged atmosphere in Lucknow.

Tiwari was murdered at his residence in Lucknow’s Khursheed Bagh area on October 18, 2019, allegedly by Ashfaq Hussain and Pathan.

In December 2020, the Uttar Pradesh police had filed a chargesheet against 13 accused in the case. Tiwari’s Hindu Samaj Party was a little-known outfit. Earlier, he was an active member of the Hindu Mahasabha.

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