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Atiq Ahmed, a mafia-turned-politician, and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead while being escorted for medical treatment in Prayagraj.
Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed shot dead while being taken for medical in Prayagraj, news agency ANI reported.
They were shot point blank.
All three shooters involved in the killing have been nabbed by the UP Police, while one police constable Maan Singh sustained a minor injury.
Atiq had on Friday sought permission from a magistrate to attend the funeral of his son. His lawyer Manish Khanna had told PTI that since Friday was a holiday on account of Ambedkar Jayanti, the request had been sent to the remand magistrate.
A few days ago, Asad and his associate Ghulam, wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case, were killed in an encounter by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Jhansi.
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Post mortem of the bodies of Atiq and Ashraf was conducted today and they will be buried in Prayagraj this afternoon. They were shot at near Kalvin Medical college when police was taking them for medical examination. All Three assailants nabbed by the police after the murder.