Atiq Ahmed, a infamous gangster from Uttar Pradesh, and his brother Ashraf Ahmed had been killed at this time whereas being taken for a medical check-up in Prayagraj. The gangster, who had confronted at the very least 100 legal instances in line with legislation enforcement, was not too long ago within the headlines as his son Asad was killed in an encounter in Jhansi simply two days in the past.
The incident, which passed off at roughly 10 pm, was captured on movie by journalists who had been trailing the 2 handcuffed siblings, who had been en path to the hospital for a medical examination.
A high-ranking police official said that three people have been apprehended in reference to the episode, which transpired simply two days after Ahmad’s offspring, Asad, was slain in a police confrontation in Jhansi. Asad’s funeral rites had been held earlier that day.
A minimum of three folks, who masqueraded as members of the press, had been noticed firing at Ahmad (60) and Ashraf from point-blank vary, inflicting them to break down. Regulation enforcement swiftly subdued the perpetrators. Amid mounting pressure following their surprising killing, Ahmad and Ashraf’s bullet-ridden our bodies had been faraway from the scene.
“We’re trying into the incident. It’s too early to say something. We’re but to query the arrested males,” a police officer advised PTI.
Atiq Ahmed was a Samajwadi Social gathering MP and had a protracted and infamous legal document with round 100 legal instances in line with the police. He was convicted in a kidnapping case and was additionally accused within the homicide of Bahujan Samaj Social gathering MLA Raju Pal in 2005. He had earlier petitioned the Supreme Courtroom, contending that he and his family members had been wrongly accused within the Umesh Pal murder case and that he could also be subjected to a staged encounter by the Uttar Pradesh Police.
Samajwadi Social gathering’s Akhilesh Yadav tweeted concerning the incident saying, “Crime has reached its peak in UP and the morale of the criminals is excessive. When somebody could be killed by firing overtly amidst the safety cordon of the police, then what concerning the security of most people? On account of this, an environment of concern is being created among the many public, evidently some persons are intentionally creating such an environment.”