Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf killing: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed alongside together with his brother Ashraf was shot useless by three assailants in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Saturday evening. They had been interacting with the media whereas On being taken to the Prayagraj Medical College for a checkup when the assailants opened hearth.
The assailants have been recognized as Lavlesh Tiwari, Sunny and Arun Maurya. The three posed as media individuals and had been seen firing from an in depth vary at Ahmad and his brother who fell to the bottom, reported information company PTI. Police quickly overpowered the assailants. According to sources, a 15-member group has reached the positioning.
The bullet-riddled our bodies of Ahmad and Ashraf had been taken away from the spot as rigidity gripped the world after the sensational killings. “We are looking into the incident. It is too early to say anything. We are yet to question the arrested men,” a police officer stated. The interrogation of three police constables, who had been current when the incident befell has begun whereas one other sustained accidents.
Meanwhile, Section 144 has been imposed on a number of areas in Prayagraj.
Both of them had been dropped at Pryagraj for a courtroom listening to in reference to the 2005 Umesh Pal homicide case.
Leaders condemn the assault
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took to Twitter to sentence the assault. He stated, “Crime has reached its peak in UP and the morale of the criminals is high. When someone can be killed by firing openly amidst the security cordon of the police, then what about the safety of the general public. Due to this, an atmosphere of fear is being created among the public, it seems that some people are deliberately creating such an atmosphere.”
In a collection of tweets, Assaduddin Owaisi stated, “Atiq and his brother were in police custody. He was handcuffed. JSR slogans were also raised. The killing of both is the failure of Yogi’s law and order system. Those celebrating encounter raj are also responsible for this murder.”
Atiq Ahmed was convicted earlier
Mafia don-turned-politician, Atiq Ahmed was convicted by an MP-MLA courtroom on March 28, and sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment within the abduction case of now-deceased Umesh Pal. This is Ahmed’s first conviction regardless that greater than 100 instances had been registered towards him.
An MP-MLA courtroom held gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and two others responsible within the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case and sentenced them to life imprisonment. Ahmad’s brother Khalid Azim alias Ashraf and 6 others have been acquitted within the case.
Special MP-MLA courtroom decide Dinesh Chandra Shukla held Ahmad, Saulat Hanif, a lawyer, and Dinesh Pasi responsible within the case, authorities counsel Gulab Chandra Agrahari stated. The three had been pronounced responsible below Indian Penal Code part 364-A (kidnapping or abduction as a way to homicide), Agrahari stated. The most sentence below the part is demise sentence.
Atiq’s son, Asad laid to relaxation in Prayagraj
The final rites of Asad Ahmad, son of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, had been carried out at Kasari Masari graveyard right here on Saturday amid heavy police safety, with only some distant relations and locals current contained in the burial floor.
The burial lasted for an hour, police stated. Asad and his confederate Ghulam, each needed within the Umesh Pal homicide case, had been shot useless in an alternate of fireplace with the Uttar Pradesh Police close to Jhansi on Thursday. Asad was the third of the 5 sons of Atiq Ahmad and was absconding because the Umesh Pal homicide case.
Among Atiq’s different sons, the eldest son Umar is lodged within the Lucknow jail, whereas the second son Ali is lodged in Naini Central Jail in separate instances. The fourth son Ahjam and the youngest son Aban are housed in a juvenile dwelling in Prayagraj.
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