UP Govt to Compensate Family of Lawyer Shot Dead in Colonelganj 

The family of the slain lawyer will receive compensation of Rs 10 lakh, the Uttar Pradesh government announced. 

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Lawyers held a protest after their colleague was shot dead.
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Lawyers held a protest after their colleague was shot dead.
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The Uttar Pradesh government announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the family of Rajesh Srivastava, the lawyer who was shot dead on Thurday, 10 May, in Colonelganj’s Manmohan Park area, reported ANI.

At a protest against the death of their colleague earlier in the day, lawyers set a bus on fire near the District Magistrate’s office in Allahabad.

The police were present at the location of the protest.

Colonelganj is a town and municipal board in Uttar Pradesh’s Gonda disrict.

(This is a developing story. More details are awaited.)

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Published: 10 May 2018,01:52 PM IST

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