Prayagraj: Atiq Ahmed, the gangster-turned-politician, and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead on camera while being taken for a medical checkup in Prayagraj on Saturday night.
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- The three-member judicial inquiry committee, probing the case has been asked to submit a report to the government in two months.
- The committee will be headed by retired Justice Arvind Kumar Tripathi of Allahabad HC and will also comprise retired IPC officer Subesh Kumar Singh and retired District Judge Brijesh Kumar Soni.
- According to reports, the three assailants who shot Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf have confessed to the crime.
- The FIR quoting the shooter added “We wanted to kill Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf with the aim of completely wiping off the Atiq-Ashraf gang and making a name for ourselves,”.
- The FIR further stated that “The moment we received an update about Atiq and Ashraf being taken into police custody, we planned to kill them by posing as local journalists and blending with the crowd,”.
- All three attackers were apprehended at the scene after they voluntarily turned themselves in.
- Amid the recent chaos over his death, UP Police has imposed Section 144 across the 75 districts in the state.
- The police have further arrested three people in connection with the shooting.
- UP CM Yogi Adityanath also gave instructions for the formation of a three-member Judicial Commission.
- According to officials, UP CM Yogi has formed a three-member Judicial Commission to probe the matter.
- Yogi Adityanath in a late-night meeting instructed the state police officers to be on high alert and ensure law and order are maintained across the state.
- All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Asaduddin Owaisi in a tweet added that “Atiq and his brother were killed while in police custody and were handcuffed. Slogans of JSR were also raised. Their murder is a perfect example of Yogi’s big failure of law and order. Those celebrating encounter-raj are equally responsible for this murder,”.
- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in the aftermath of the incident said that crime has reached its peak in Uttar Pradesh.
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