Policemen try to apprehend an assailant who opened hearth at gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed whereas they had been being taken for a medical checkup, in Prayagraj, on April 15, 2023.
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The three males who carried out the assault on the gangsters Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf whereas posing as media individuals advised police they did this to make a identify for themselves on the earth of crime.
The names of a minimum of two of them already determine within the data of police stations within the State. But for nothing as audacious as the just about point-blank capturing of the 2 brothers as they had been being escorted into a Prayagraj hospital on April 15 night time for a medical check-up, whereas the cameras rolled.
The alleged assailants, Lavlesh Tiwari (22) of Banda, Mohit alias Sunny (23) of Hamirpur and Arun Maurya (18) of Kasganj, had been arrested by policemen accompanying the Ahmad brothers.
Tiwari was injured within the cross-fire, which additionally harm a policeman.
A Banda resident, who didn’t need to be named, advised media individuals that Tiwari’s household was not like the rogue son, whom he additionally described as a “drug addict”.
“His family has been our neighbour. The family is simple. Two of his brothers are priests while one is still studying. Lavlesh has been into crime and has been to jail several times. He has also gone to jail in an eve-teasing case earlier,” he mentioned.
“He had ambitions to earn a big name in the world of crime,” the neighbour claimed.
In Hamirpur, a neighbour mentioned Mohit, often known as Sunny, had not been residing within the space for about 10 years.
“He was a resident of Kurara, and was normal when he was young. He went to jail after a brawl, after which his mentality changed and he entered the world of crime. After a few incidents, he left Kurara. He was in Hamirpur jail for about a year,” he mentioned.
In Kasganj, the neighbours of Arun Maurya expressed shock over the incident. The alleged shooter’s mother and father are lifeless. Two of his brothers are within the scrap enterprise in Delhi, the neighbours advised reporters.
They additionally claimed that nobody within the village knew what Maurya did and the place he lived. He too appeared to have left the village about a decade in the past.
Police have charged the three males for murder and try to murder, in addition to below the Arms Act. At least two firearms had been recovered from the positioning of the capturing.
According to the FIR, the accused advised police they needed to make a identify for themselves and set up their id within the state by eliminating Atiq Ahmad’s gang.
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They mentioned they couldn’t make their escape as a result of of the swift police motion, in accordance to the FIR.
“Since the time we got to know about the police custody of Atiq and Ashraf, we were planning to murder them. So we posed as journalists and when we got the right opportunity, we pulled the trigger and implemented the plan,” one of the accused advised police.
Police mentioned the three assailants had joined the group of reporters who had been attempting to get sound bites from the 2 gangsters. The males instantly dropped their digicam and whipped out the arms, they mentioned.
