Dreaded Gangster Sanjiv Maheshwari Jiva was shot dead today inside Lucknow court. Police personnel and a minor girl are also said to be injured.<br />'' <br />''Gangster Sanjiv Maheshwari Jiva was said to be very close to Mukhtar Ansari.<br />'' <br />''Jiva was brought to Lucknow court for a hearing in a criminal case. He was booked in several other criminal cases including many cases of murder.<br />'' <br />''Eyewitnesses said that the shooters arrived in the court dressed as lawyers and opened fire at Sanjeev Jeeva. The attacker who killed Sanjeev Jeeva has been arrested by Lucknow Police. The injured in the attack have been sent to Lucknow Civil Hospital for treatment.<br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Sanjiv Maheshwari alias Jiva was accused in the killing of Brahm Dutt Dwivedi, former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister, and a senior leader of the BJP. Dwivedi was shot dead in Farrukhabad district in February 1997.</span><br />