Atiq-Ashraf murder case: Days after the sensational killings of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, Islamist militant group Al-Qaeda has threatened to perform assaults on India to take revenge for the incident.
In its 7-page journal, launched by Al-Qaeda’s propaganda media wing, the phobia group termed each gangsters as “martyrs” and pledged to take revenge for his or her assassination. Further, the group additionally promised to “liberate Muslims.”
Atiq Ahmed admitted to having hyperlinks with ISI
During police questioning, Atiq had reportedly admitted that he had hyperlinks with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence and militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba. As per an FIR registered on the Shahganj police station, Ahmed admitted to having hyperlinks with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Police stated Ahmed’s assertion was recorded on courtroom orders.
“The ISI, using drones, used to drop weapons in Punjab, and someone linked to the ISI used to collect these arms and send some of them to LeT, some to Khalistan separatist organisations, and some weapons like .45 bore pistol, AK-47 and RDX were made available to me, and I used to pay for the same. People belonging to these organisations also used to come to my place. And, information gathered from their conversations suggested that they wanted to cause a major incident in the country,” Atiq had advised police, as per the FIR.
He additionally advised police that he knew the whereabouts of a few of these folks related to ISI and LeT, whereas his brother knew the main points of others. According to Atiq, the weapons taken from (LeT and ISI) have been used within the murder of Umesh Pal and two policemen in February this yr.
Atiq-Ashraf killing
It must be talked about right here that Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf have been killed in Prayagraj on Saturday (April 15) night time amid police presence. The incident occurred once they have been being escorted by police to a medical school within the district. Three males carried out the assault on the gangsters whereas posing as media individuals. They have been recognized as Lavlesh Tiwari (22) of Banda, Mohit alias Sunny (23) of Hamirpur and Arun Maurya (18) of Kasganj. They all allegedly had prison backgrounds.
Crime scene recreated
Earlier on Thursday, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) additionally recreated the crime scene the place Atiq and his brother Ashraf have been shot useless whereas within the custody of the cops. In addition, the Judicial committee constituted by the Uttar Pradesh authorities additionally paid a go to to Prayagraj to perceive the sequence of occasions main to the murder of the duo. The policemen who have been escorting each gangsters throughout the shootout have been additionally known as to the spot as a part of the investigation.
