Overview
- The attack inside the Kotwali court complex on Monday left advocate Jitendra Raj with a gunshot wound to the chest.
- Doctors moved him from the district hospital to Lucknow for advanced care, and officials say his condition is stable.
- Police identified his cousin, lawyer Virat Raj, as the suspect, and said he fled after the shooting.
- Deputy Superintendent of Police Vivek Tiwari said a family property dispute appears to have set off the attack.
- District leaders, including DM Durga Shakti Nagpal and SP Khyati Garg, visited the scene and hospital and ordered proper care and a thorough investigation, with an FIR to follow a complaint.