Auraiya murder: Order on April 15

The special court hearing the case of the murder of PWD engineer Manoj Kumar Gupta,who was killed in his house in Auraiya allegedly by BSP MLA Shekhar Tiwari and others in December 2008,will deliver its judgment on April 15.

Judge Virendra Kumar said the defence might file written arguments on April 11. Special Counsel for Prosecution I B Singh said,The court fixed April 15 for judgment after continuous arguments in the case for about a month.

Gupta was killed allegedly when he refused to meet the MLAs demand for money for Chief Minister Mayawatis birthday.

Besides the MLA,accused include his wife Vibha Tiwari,the then district BSP chief Yogendra Dohrey and the then Station Officer of Dibiyapur police station Hoshiyar Singh. Except Vibha,who got bail,all others are behind bars.