The three shooters involved in the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in India’s Prayagraj City said that they wanted to kill them “to become popular”, Indian media reported, quoting the First Information Report (FIR).
Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on Saturday night when Indian police personnel was escorting them to a medical college for a checkup in Prayagraj City in India.
The brothers, both jailed in India’s Prayagraj city, were in handcuffs when they were killed in full view of camera crews around 10 pm. Meanwhile the assailants were caught on the spot.
This brazen killing of Atiq Ahmed and his brother has forced the Uttar Pradesh government to take drastic steps with prohibitory orders under section 144 has been imposed in all the districts.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has formed a three-member judicial commission to probe the killing of Ahmad and his brother.
In a statement, the Indian police officials stated that the three shooters involved in the killing of Atiq-Ashraf wanted to kill gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf to become popular.
All three said they would die for their actions without any remorse, Indian media sources revealed.
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