Atiq Ahmed: Atiq Ahmad, a known criminal and former politician, and his brother Ashraf were shot and killed on Saturday by three men who had followed them all day while pretending to be journalists with phoney identification cards and a camera, according to sources on Sunday, suggesting a meticulously planned murder. The attackers, Lovelesh Tiwari, Sunny, and Arun Maurya, revealed to the police that they planned to kill Atiq Ahmad and gain notoriety in the criminal underworld.They remained at a lodge after arriving in Prayagraj on Thursday. The cops are interviewing the lodge’s management.
Atiq and Ashraf were being escorted inside the Motilal Nehru Divisional Hospital
The murderers claim they decided to carry out the attack after discovering that the brothers were being held by the police and going to the hospital for a checkup. They decided that impersonating journalists would allow them to approach Atiq very closely, so they followed him with other journalists all day on Saturday. Atiq and Ashraf were being escorted inside the Motilal Nehru Divisional Hospital in Prayagraj when the three men reportedly approached them outside at around 10 o’clock at night.
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Here is the details of whole incident
They concealed their weapons and pretended to be in the media commotion before firing at close range. The first shot was fired by Arun Maurya directly at Atiq’s head. The murderers shot around 20 rounds, while the police did not fire even one. Atiq and Ashraf passed away instantly. According to the police, they were able to retrieve from the attackers three phoney media ID cards, a microphone, and a camera. After the incident, the attackers turned themselves in to the police and were taken into custody. Lovelesh is in the hospital after having one of the bullets land on his foot.
Background of Atiq Ahmad
Atiq Ahmad served as a member of parliament for the Uttar Pradesh district of Phulpur. He was the subject of more than 90 criminal prosecutions, including ones for murder, abduction, and extortion. Additionally, in 2018, he was charged with attacking a lecturer at Allahabad University. In 2019, he was imprisoned in Gujarat under the National Security Act. His brother Ashraf, who was also a thug, was the subject of numerous legal proceedings. The Uttar Pradesh police detained him on Friday in relation to a murder investigation.
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