Don Atiq Ahmed, brother shot dead under UP police escort — and on live TV
CM sets up 3-member judicial panel to probe murders in Prayagraj; Section 144 of CrPC imposed across all districts.
In a daring shootout, gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were sprayed with bullets by two youths even as they were being escorted for a routine check up on foot by armed policemen to Colvin Hospital in Prayagraj around 10.30 pm Saturday.
The whole shootout was captured live on television with the two brothers answering questions being posed by reporters.
Atiq and Ashraf were in police custody remand from April 13. It was to end Sunday evening at 5 pm. The shooters and one more associate surrendered to the policemen immediately after firing several rounds using semi-automatic pistols. The killers, who threw the two pistols used for shooting at the spot, have not been identified yet. “They are being interrogated and we will know details later,” said Prayagraj Police Commissioner Ramit Sharma, who visited the spot later in the night.After the murder of Atiq Ahmad and his brother Khalid Azeem alias Ashraf last night, Section 144 is imposed in all 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh. UP CM Yogi Adityanath chaired a high-level meeting last night and gave instructions to constitute a 3-member judicial panel to investigate the killings. UP police has been instructed to organise flag marches and closely monitor social media.
