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TopicAtiq Ahmed

Topic: Atiq Ahmed

Blood on camera turns news channels into revellers. Atiq’s murder gets non-stop coverage

Hindi and English news channels replayed Atiq Ahmed’s murder on live TV for over 72 hours, in slow-motion shots too. Nothing was blurred, except perhaps the line of decency.

Be horrified by reaction to Atiq Ahmed killing. But stop calling Indians bloodthirsty fools

The public has lost faith in the ability of the legal system. It is convinced that because powerful criminals will never face justice, it is easier and quicker to bump them off.

‘Only way to wipe out mafia’: On Atiq turf Prayagraj, encounter killings find many fans. But not all sold

Atiq Ahmed was allegedly killed last week by 3 men posing as journalists. However, 4 others accused in Umesh Pal murder have been killed in alleged police encounters.

‘To terrorise me,’ says Atiq’s lawyer after bombs hurled near his home, cops say gang dispute

Lawyer Dayashankar Mishra says it was an attempt to intimidate him so that he did not plead the slain gangster’s case.

‘No mafia can scare anyone in UP,’ Yogi lauds law & order after custodial murder of Atiq Ahmed

The chief minister said not a single riot had taken place in the state between 2017 and 2023, telling investors this was the most conducive time to do business in the state.

Atiq Ahmad’s letter in ‘sealed envelope’ being sent to CJI, UP CM Yogi, says his lawyer

Atiq and his brother were shot dead at point-blank range by 3 men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on Saturday while police personnel were escorting them.

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‘Encounter raj, death of rule of law’ — Opposition tears into Yogi govt after Atiq Ahmed’s murder

From SP's Akhilesh to AIMIM chief Owaisi & TMC's Mahua Moitra, several oppn leaders have spoken out against the killings. They have called for SC intervention & Adityanath's resignation.

Who benefits from the killing of Atiq? Upcoming dons, politicians

75 years after Independence, a robust criminal justice system is a dire need for a nation seeking a Vishwa Guru status.

‘He did wrong, but was also punished’: Mixed emotions, arguments & jostling as Atiq, Ashraf laid to rest

The brothers were buried at Prayagraj's Kasari Masari graveyard in accordance with Muslim rites amid high security with huge crowds jostling to gain entry to the grounds.

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How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

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