Two sent to 14-day judicial custody for murdering Meerut-based lawyer

Two persons arrested for allegedly murdering a Meerut-based lawyer have been sent to 14 days of judicial custody by a local court here, police said on Thursday.

Two brothers Shahnawaz and Shahnazar were produced in the court which sent them to judicial custody, they said.  The two accused were arrested on Wednesday evening and pistols were recovered from them, they said, adding that the remaining accused Shahbaz and Zahid Rana are still absconding.

A Meerut-based lawyer Rajiv Upadhyay was allegedly shot dead by Shahnazar and his family members when he came to meet the latter's wife Arshi on Wednesday. Rajiv and Arshi were allegedly in an illegitimate relationship, police said.