Police have detained three suspects and are questioning them to unravel the conspiracy behind the killing.
The matter had come up for hearing in Orai on October 31, and the next date was fixed for November 11. Harsh followed the car for some distance but eventually lost sight of it.
Superintendent of police Suresh Chandra Rawat said multiple teams were deployed and technical surveillance, including CCTV footage analysis, was used to track the victim and the vehicle. Police have detained three suspects and are questioning them to unravel the conspiracy behind the killing. When his father failed to return home and his mobile phone became unreachable, the family alerted police. Police are also examining an SC/ST Act case filed by Ahirwar against several individuals, including a land claimant, following an alleged assault. Ahirwar was returning from that hearing when he was allegedly abducted.
His body was recovered from Kanpur Nagar’s Sachendi area on Sunday morning, hours after he went missing while returning home from court.
Ahirwar had attended proceedings at the Orai court on Saturday and called his son, Harsh Mitra, around 3.30 pm, asking him to pick him up from Munna Full Power intersection, according to family members.
He reportedly told his son they needed to collect a legal file from a client near the Durga Temple crossing before heading home. Two men stepped out, addressed the advocate as “Chacha” and asked him to accompany them for refreshments before handing over the case file, according to the family. Trusting them, Ahirwar got into the vehicle, which then drove towards Alampur crossing.