Gangster killed in court

ONE of India’s most notorious gangsters was shot dead inside a courtroom by two men who were posing as lawyers yesterday.

They opened fire at Jitender Maan Gogi in a Delhi court where a case was being heard against him.

Police at the scene returned fire, killing the two men. They suspect a rival gang planned the attack.

Gogi was on Delhi police’s mostwanted list and he was also an accused in dozens of cases – including murder, kidnapping and fraud – in other states. A senior politician said it showed a serious lapse of security planning in Delhi’s courts.

Gogi was arrested in the city in March last year on charges of murder and extortion.

Officials said he was a target of many gangs due to his swift rise in the crime world, which he embarked upon while studying at Delhi University as a teenager.

He has been a prime suspect in many high-profile killings, including that of a popular singer.