New Delhi: Moments before gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead by three men in Prayagraj, the two accused were speaking to television news channels while being taken for a medical examination.
The killings, which took place around 10 pm, were caught on camera.
When asked by a journalist from News Agency ANI on what he had to say on not being taken to his son Asad Ahmed’s funeral, Atiq, in his last words, said, “Nahi le gaye toh nahi gaye (they did not take us, so we did not go).”
Television visuals showed both were handcuffed and being taken to a hospital for medical examination. As both walked, surrounded by policemen from all sides, they were asked questions by reporters.
Visuals showed Atiq was shot in the head, nearly at point-blank range. Ashraf, too, sustained multiple gunshot wounds, leading to his death on the spot, police said.
“Main baat ye hai ki Guddu Muslim…. (the thing is that Guddu Muslim…)” were Ashraf’s last words.
Atiq was accused in the 2005 Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal murder case and also in the Umesh Pal murder case, which happened in February this year.
Asad was killed on 13 April in an encounter in Jhansi. He was killed along with Ghulam, both of whom were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj. Each of them carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on their heads. The police said that foreign-made weapons were recovered from them.
With inputs from ANI
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