Former Bar Council prez abducted in Mahoba, saved by constable; one held

JHANSI: In a daring broad daylight incident in Mahoba on Wednesday, five persons abducted an advocate, who is also a former president of the Bar Council, from the main road after hitting him. Luckily an auto rickshaw driver noticed it and raised an alarm after which a constable intercepted the vehicle and got the advocate freed. One person has been arrested while the other accused are absconding.
As per the details, Raj Kishan Tiwari, advocate,was going to court from his residence at Malakpura on a two-wheeler.As he reached near Government Girls Inter College, a SUV hit him from behind throwing him on the ground and few people came out of the vehicle, bundled him inside the vehicle and sped away.
An auto rickshaw driver when noticed the incident raised an alarm and chased the vehicle. Meanwhile, the victim also shouted inside the vehicle. As the vehicle crossed Subhash Chowki, it was intercepted by a constable who forced the vehicle to stop.
The moment the vehicle stopped, Tiwari jumped out of it crying for help whereas four of the accused escaped from the spot while the driver was caught by the police. The news spread like a wild fire as the victim happens to be the cousin of UP chief secretary Rajendra Tiwari.
SO Kotwali, Shashi Kumar Pandey said a case has been lodged against Ashish Tiwari, Nand Kishore Tiwari, Raj Kumar, Mahendra and driver Shailendra under sections 392, 341, 279 of IPC.