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Man who shot dead UP Bar Council chief dies in Gurugram hospital
Updated On: 22 June, 2019 05:05 PM IST | | mid-day online desk
Darwesh Yadav, who was the first woman president of the Bar Council was shot dead by Manish Sharma, her close associate. He breathed his last today at Gurugram hospital

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Manish Sharma, the lawyer who shot himself after killing Uttar Pradesh Bar Council President Darvesh Singh Yadav in Agra court died in a Gurugram hospital on Saturday. Manish was shifted to Medanta hospital. He was in coma and was kept on a ventilator. He was declared dead on Saturday afternoon.
#JustIn: First woman President of #UttarPradesh Bar Council, #DarveshYadav, shot dead in #Agra Civil Court.
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Sharma had shot his colleague Darvesh Singh Yadav on June 12 after the latter was elected as the Bar Council President. Sharma fired three bullets at Yadav, killing her on the spot. Immediately after, Sharma shot himself in the head.


