Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed was gunned down in Prayagraj Saturday. Former senior UP cops told ThePrint how 'witnesses turning hostile' made it difficult to pin him in the past.
Atiq Ahmed’s minor sons attended burial at Kasari Masari graveyard in Prayagraj but his wife Shaista Parveen, wanted in Umesh Pal murder case, did not show up.
Atiq Ahmed, the gangster who faced a laundry list of criminal cases, was shot dead Saturday, while in police custody. He had seen it coming, and was open about his fear.
Assailants in Atiq Ahmed & Ashraf incident, Sunny Singh has 14 prior cases against him, Lavlesh Tiwari claims to be Bajrang Dal member & Arun Maurya is the son of a golgappa seller.
One of the accused in Umesh Pal murder case & close aide of Atiq Ahmed, Guddu Muslim is absconding and is believed to be hiding with Atiq's wife, Shaista Parveen.
FIR says assailants told interrogators they couldn't escape owing to their failure to assess police presence outside hospital in Prayagraj where they shot Atiq Ahmed & Ashraf.
Citing UP CM's remarks that he would demolish the mafia, Atiq Ahmed had told SC that he believed he 'may be killed in a fake encounter on one pretext or the other by UP Police'.
Locals in Prayagraj are divided over how they feel about Atiq Ahmed & brother Ashraf’s killing. Some say Atiq was a ‘product of govt’, others say his ‘bad karma’ caught up to him.
Prayagraj: Hours after the killing of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj, the family of one of the accused,...
The three assailants were 'small time criminals' & checked into lodge in Prayagraj 48 hours before attacking Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, ThePrint has learnt.
The hallowed-but-hackneyed Vishwaguru stature has been dented by Trump’s impetuousness. Events in neighbouring countries don’t offer any solace either.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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