LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday ordered a high-level probe into the sensational killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Khalid Azeem alias Ashraf in Prayagraj, officers stated. Prohibitory orders beneath part 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) have been issued in all districts of Uttar Pradesh to take care of legislation and order, they stated. Ahmad (60) and his brother have been shot useless at point-blank vary by three males posing as journalists in the midst of a media interplay on Saturday night time whereas police personnel have been escorting them to a medical school in Prayagraj for a checkup.
The brothers, each jailed in Prayagraj, have been in handcuffs after they have been killed in full view of digital camera crews round 10 pm. The horrifying visuals have been circulated broadly on social media platforms and tv channels. “The chief minister has constituted a three-member judicial commission to probe the killing of Ahmad and Ashraf,” Special DG, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar stated. He stated the three assailants have been arrested from the spot and an in depth probe is on within the matter.
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After the Prayagraj incident, the chief minister convened a high-level assembly in Lucknow and ordered the probe, Kumar stated. “Prohibitory orders have been issued in all districts of the state,” Director Informaton Shishir stated. Briefing reporters in Prayagraj, Commissioner of Police Ramit Sharma stated that the three assailants, who have been arrested instantly after the incident, had joined the group of mediapersons who have been making an attempt to get sound bites from Ahmad and Ashraf.
“As per mandatory legal requirement, Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf were brought to the hospital for medical examination. According to preliminary information, three persons posing as journalists approached them and opened fire. Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were killed in the attack. The attackers have been held and are being questioned, ” Sharma stated. In the incident, Constable Man Singh suffered an harm to his arm and a journalist was damage after he fell throughout the commotion that adopted the taking pictures, the officer stated.
