Atiq Ahmed killed: In a stunning incident, mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf had been shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Saturday night time. The incident occurred once they had been being escorted by police to a medical school. Moments forward of their killing, each criminals had been talking to the media whereas being taken for a medical and their homicide was captured on digicam.
“Nahi le gaye to nahi gaye (they did not take us, so we did not go)” had been Atiq Ahmed’s last words, when requested what did he have to say on not being taken to his son Asad’s funeral, as per information company ANI. “Main baat ye hai ki Guddu Muslim…. (the factor is that Guddu Muslim…) had been Ashraf’s last words.
The capturing was caught on digicam
The capturing that occurred round 10 pm was caught on digicam as media individuals had been following the handcuffed duo. A senior police officer stated three folks have been arrested in reference to the incident, which occurred simply two days after Ahmad’s son Asad was gunned down in a police encounter in Jhansi.
At least three folks, who posed as media individuals, had been seen firing from a detailed vary on the duo. Police quickly overpowered the assailants. They have been recognized as Lavlesh Tiwari, Sunny, and Arun Maurya, and are being interrogated by the police.
Case in opposition to Atiq Ahmed
It ought to be talked about right here that Atiq Ahmed was accused within the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal homicide case and likewise within the Umesh Pal homicide case. Pal, a key witness within the homicide case of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal, and his two police safety guards had been shot dead outdoors his Dhoomanganj residence right here on February 24.
Based on a grievance lodged by Umesh Pal’s spouse Jaya Pal, a case was registered on February 25 in opposition to Ahmad, Ashraf, Ahmad’s spouse Shaista Parveen, two sons, aides Guddu Muslim and Ghulam, and 9 others.
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A police workforce from Uttar Pradesh introduced Ahmad, who was lodged within the high-security Sabarmati Central Jail in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad, to Prayagraj on March 26 to produce him in a courtroom within the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case. On March 28, the courtroom sentenced Ahmad and two others to life imprisonment within the kidnapping case.
(With inputs from businesses)