In a shocking incident, mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Saturday night. The incident occurred when they were being escorted by police to a medical college. Moments ahead of their killing, both criminals were speaking to the media while being taken for a medical and their murder was captured on camera.
The shooting that occurred around 10:00 pm was caught on camera as media persons were following the handcuffed duo, who were being taken to the hospital by police for a medical checkup.
At least three people, who posed as media persons, were seen firing from a close range at the duo. Police soon overpowered the assailants. They have been identified as Lavlesh Tiwari, Sunny, and Arun Maurya, and are being interrogated by the police.
A senior police officer said three people have been arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred just two days after Ahmed’s son Asad was gunned down in a police encounter in Jhansi.
At least three people, who posed as media persons, were seen firing from a close range at Ahmed (60) and Ashraf, who fell to the ground. Notably, Atiq Ahmed was accused in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case and also in the Umesh Pal murder case which happened in February this year.
This comes days after Atiq’s son Asad was killed on April 13 in an encounter in Jhansi. He was killed along with Ghulam, both of whom were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj.
