Anand Prakash Tiwari gets life imprisonment in double murder case in Lucknow

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had re- registered two cases and had taken over the investigation from local police “on the directions of the High Court of Allahabad passed in its order dated on July 27, 2011 in respect of murders of Dr. V.K. Arya and Dr. B.P. Singh at Lucknow on October 27, 2010 and April 2, 2011 respectively.

Dr. V.K. Arya, the then CMO, Family Welfare, Lucknow was shot dead by two unknown motorcycle-riding assailants at around 6 am near his house in Vikas Nagar area of Lucknow when he was out for morning walk.

Dr. B.P. Singh, the then CMO, Family Welfare, Lucknow was also shot dead by two unknown motorcycle-riding assailants at around 6 AM in the Gomti Nagar area of Lucknow when he too was out for morning walk.

It was alleged that Dr. Y.S. Sachan, who expired, had hired ‘contract killers’ including convict accused Anand Prakash Tiwari to eliminate Dr. V.K. Arya and Dr. B.P. Singh. Initial investigations in two murder cases were carried out by the local police. Before transfer of the cases to CBI, the local police had investigated the cases and filed chargesheets in both of them against accused including Anand Prakash Tiwari.

Pertinently, in both the cases, investigation of the local police had found involvement of Dr. Y.S. Sachan, then Dy. CMO, Family Welfare, Lucknow, however, he was not charge-sheeted due to his death during the investigation.

After conclusion of its investigation in both the cases, CBI filed supplementary chargesheets in May 2012 against accused including Anand Prakash Tiwari under Sections 120B read with 302 IPC and Section 3/25/27 Arms Act.

For proving the case, prosecution examined 45 prosecution witnesses, exhibited various documents and cross examined 04 defence witnesses. After trial, the Court held accused guilty and sentenced him accordingly.