Brahm Dutt Dwivedi

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.

Brahm Dutt Dwivedi
Minister of Revenue
Government of Uttar Pradesh
In office
24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992
Chief MinisterKalyan Singh
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
1991–1997
Preceded byVimal Prasad Tiwari
Succeeded byPrabha Dwivedi
ConstituencyFarrukhabad
In office
1985–1989
Preceded byVimal Prasad Tiwari
Succeeded byVimal Prasad Tiwari
ConstituencyFarrukhabad
In office
1977–1980
Preceded byVimal Prasad Tiwari
Succeeded byVimal Prasad Tiwari
ConstituencyFarrukhabad
Personal details
Born(1938-01-15)15 January 1938
Amritpur, Uttar Pradesh
Died10 February 1997(1997-02-10) (aged 59)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Prabha Dwivedi
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(m. 1962⁠–⁠1997)​
ChildrenSunil Dutt Dwivedi
Garima Agnihotri
Priyank Dutt Dwivedi
Parent
  • Sri Ram Dwivedi (father)
EducationM.A., LLB
OccupationPolitician

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.[2]

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.[1]

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


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