Blasts, firing inside Faizabad court compound

Update: 2014-07-10 00:25 GMT
In a daring attack inside the court complex here, two persons allegedly threw crude bombs and opened fire at a local politician, prompting his gunners to retaliate, killing one of the attackers. A case has been registered against 11 persons in connection with the attack, including former UP minister Vinod Kumar Singh, police said.

Six persons, including local politician Yashbhadra Singh alias Monu and his lawyer, were injured in the attack. ‘Block chief of Dhanpatganj, Yashbhadra Singh alias Monu, came to appear in court in connection with the a murder case” when he was attacked with bombs by Jayendra Sharma and Sahil, allegedly to avenge killing of one Sant Gyaneshwar, Inspector General of Police (law and order) Amrendra Singh Sengar told reporters in Lucknow.

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