Brahm Dutt Dwivedi Explained

Brahm Dutt Dwivedi
Office:Minister of Revenue
Government of Uttar Pradesh
Term Start:24 June 1991
Term End:6 December 1992
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Kalyan Singh
Office1:Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Term Start1:1991
Term End1:1997
Predecessor1:Vimal Prasad Tiwari
Successor1:Prabha Dwivedi
Constituency1:Farrukhabad
Term Start2:1985
Term End2:1989
Predecessor2:Vimal Prasad Tiwari
Successor2:Vimal Prasad Tiwari
Constituency2:Farrukhabad
Term Start3:1977
Term End3:1980
Predecessor3:Vimal Prasad Tiwari
Successor3:Vimal Prasad Tiwari
Constituency3:Farrukhabad
Birth Date:1938 1, df=y
Birth Place:Amritpur, Uttar Pradesh
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Occupation:Politician
Father:Sri Ram Dwivedi
Children:Sunil Dutt Dwivedi
Garima Agnihotri
Priyank Dutt Dwivedi
Education:M.A., LLB

Brahm Dutt Dwivedi (1938–1997) was an Indian cabinet minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh, and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Dwivedi was shot dead in Farrukhabad district in February 1997. His widow Prabha later contested the election to the assembly. He protected Mayawati against physical assault during the 2 June 1995 guest house scandal.

Death

Dwivedi, who was then sitting BJP MLA from Farrukhabad, was shot in his car after attending a tilak ceremony on February 10, 1997, in City Kotwali area. His bodyguard BK Tiwari was killed in the attack, while his driver Rinku suffered injuries.[1] Dwivedi was rushed to the local hospital, but was declared dead on arrival.[2] Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former BJP president Lal Krishna Advani, former Home Minister Murli Manohar Joshi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh and state BJP president Kalraj Mishra attended Dwivedi's funeral.

Investigation and conviction

The assassination case was investigated by the CBI. On July 17, 2003, the CBI court in Lucknow had sentenced gangster Sanjeev Maheshwari and former Samajwadi Party MLA Vijay Singh to life imprisonment in the case.[3] Both convicts had challenged the judgment and filed an appeal in the high court. In 2017, the Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court upheld the trial court judgment of life imprisonment. In 2018, the case moved to Supreme Court.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1997 murder case of BJP MLA: HC upholds lifer to ex-SP MLA, gangster. May 2017. The Indian Express. 20 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Senior BJP leader Brahm Dutt Dwivedi assassinated in UP . 2019-04-20.
  3. Web site: HC uphelds life sentence to Vijay Singh, Jeeva in Brahmadutt Dwivedi murder case . 2019-04-20.