Security in the courtroom
The question of court security is nothing new. Five years ago, in 2016, the situation was reversed: Gogi’s arch-rival, Sunil Tajpuria, was about to stand trial, and the police warned that Gogi might find a way to assassinate him in the courtroom.
A police report from the time reads: “There is strong apprehension that Jitender Gogi will eliminate members of rival gang and can attack Sunil Tillu (Tajpuria) at the time of his production before the court from jail.”
That time, it didn’t happen. But this kind of attack is certainly not unprecedented, and the police were aware of the risk. Yet nothing was done to step up security measures.
There were metal detectors at the court, but the two killers somehow smuggled their guns through. It’s quite possible that they simply didn’t work; investigations are currently underway to check that they are fully functional.
Beyond that, there is the question of how two unknown men were able to enter the court at all. They have been identified as Rahul and Moris, and both were wanted killers, known to have been involved in gang murders. Yet it was enough for them to put on the gowns of lawyers, and it was simply assumed that they had the right to be there. Perhaps it is a result of an excessive deference to authority; the security guards had too much respect for members of the judiciary to question the men, to ask for identification, or even to search them properly.