Close shave for advocate after miscreants open fire at him in Prayagraj

PRAYAGRAJ: A group of unidentified miscreants allegedly opened fire on the joint secretary (administration) of Allahabad High Court Bar Association near Jagrati crossing under the limits of Dhoomanganj police station late on Sunday night.
Though both the joint secretary and his friend narrowly escaped, the incident created panic in the area for hours.
Following the incident, scores of lawyers also assembled demanding action against the culprits.
Secretary (Allahabad High Court Bar Association) Prabha Shankar Mishra told TOI that a group of miscreants had allegedly opened fire on joint secretary (administration) of Allahabad High Court Bar Association, Abhishek Shukla and his friend, but they both narrowly escaped. He, however, said that an FIR under Section 307 and 392 of IPC has been lodged with Dhoomanganj police station against one Babu and others regarding the incident.
Meanwhile, report said that Neemsarai resident Abhishek Shukla along with Sanjeev Singh had gone to meet some persons near Jagrati crossing by their bike. While returning, their bike collided with another bike and a group of unidentified miscreants standing around the bike came at loggerheads with them and one of them allegedly opened fire on them. However, they narrowly escaped.
Dhoomanganj police, meanwhile, said that cops have been probing the incident and efforts are under to establish the identities of the miscreants. Police also said that teams have been formed to catch Babu and his accomplices.