Chandra Bhan Yadav is serving the prison term for the murder of two brothers of Shailendra. (Representational Image)
Two persons were killed and several suffered injuries after unidentified assailants opened fire on them outside the Naini Central Jail in Allahabad today, police said.
The incident took place this evening around 4 pm in which Vakeel Yadav and Lalta were killed, while two men, Suresh and Jai Prakash, were seriously injured.
The men were fired upon by the assailants while they were coming out of the jail after meeting Mr Yadav's father, Chandra Bhan Yadav, who is convicted in a murder case, Inspector RS Sonkar said.
After hearing gunshots, security personnel rushed outside the jail but the assailants managed to escape, he said. A 315-bore rifle and a nine mm pistol were recovered from the spot and they have been sent to forensic experts, Mr Sonkar said.
Ms Lalta was killed on the spot while Vakeel Yadav succumbed to injuries while on the way to hospital. Mr Suresh and Jai Prakash were admitted in a critical condition. Their condition is stable now, he said.
The injured men in their statement to police have alleged the attack was carried out on behest of Mr Shailendra, a Jhusi resident with whom Chandra Bhan has a long-standing feud, he added.
Chandra Bhan Yadav is serving the prison term for the murder of two brothers of Mr Shailendra.
"We are carrying out our investigations on the basis of the testimony of the witnesses. The firearms recovered for the spot are also being examined by forensic experts as these might have been used by the assailants," Mr Sonkar said.