As the visuals of Atiq Ahmed’s killing went viral on social media, many had a compelling query in thoughts – if the visuals have been scary sufficient to ship chills down your backbone, what would have occurred to those that have been on the spot?
Ahmed (60) and his brother Ashraf have been shot lifeless at point-blank vary by three males, posing as journalists, in the course of a media interplay.
One of the journalists, Pankaj Shrivastava, who was current on the spot, has now shared a first-hand account of the occasions that passed off out of Prayagraj hospital. The journalist, who works with information company Press Trust of India, stated that many journalists who have been on the crime scene suffered minor accidents. “I was at the spot. We were asking questions to Atiq Ahmed when the incident took place. Suddenly, 3-4 men came from behind and started firing. At least 15-30 rounds were fired. One of my colleagues pushed me in order to save my life,” PTI journalist Pankaj Srivastava stated on digicam.
Interestingly, the assailants who killed Ahmed got here within the guise of mediapersons with one in all them even carrying a mic together with an ID.
VIDEO | “One of my colleagues pushed me down and saved my life”: First-hand account of the incident by PTI Journalist Pankaj Srivastava, who was on the spot in Prayagraj. pic.twitter.com/5nADK4mfsX
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) April 15, 2023
Yogi Adityanath Announces 3-Member Judicial Panel To Probe Incident
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has introduced a three-member judicial fee over the incident. The state has been placed on excessive alert and senior officers, led by Principal Secretary, Home, Sanjay Prasad are dashing to Prayagraj to oversee the state of affairs. Prohibitory orders below 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.
Opposition Reaction
Opposition leaders questioned the legislation and order state of affairs in Uttar Pradesh and demanded that the state authorities be dismissed after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf have been shot lifeless in Prayagraj. The “cold-blooded” killings are the “height of anarchy” in Uttar Pradesh, BSP MP Danish Ali claimed.
 SP president Akhilesh Yadav stated in a tweet in Hindi: “Crime has reached its peak in Uttar Pradesh and the criminals are unfazed. When someone can be shot dead amidst a police cordon, then what about the safety of the general public? An atmosphere of fear is being created among the public due to this and it seems that some people are deliberately creating such an atmosphere.” Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary requested if ‘jungle raj’ prevails within the state.
“Nobody is sympathising with Atiq Ahmad because a criminal should be punished. But anyone who will see this video will question if we are a democracy. Every criminal has the right to be heard in court and be convicted there. But you can see they were killed in police custody in the open,” he stated.
