On Saturday night, ‘Gangster’ Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were killed by assailants in front of the police in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a three-member committee to conduct a judicial inquiry into the incident 17 policemen have already been ordered to be suspended in this incident Section 144 has been issued in all districts of Uttar Pradesh including Prayagraj
Atiq had appealed to the jail authorities to attend the funeral of his dead son Asad on Saturday His son Asad was one of the accused in the Umesh Pal murder case. Asad was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police.