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Outrage Erupts Over Kumbh Mela Banners Glorifying Atiq Ahmed’s Assassins

Outrage Erupts Over Kumbh Mela Banners Glorifying Atiq Ahmed’s Assassins

06 Jan 2025

Tensions flared in Uttar Pradesh after banners celebrating mafia don Atiq Ahmed’s killers surfaced at the Mahakumbh site in Prayagraj. The posters, reportedly placed by the Rashtriya Hindu Dal, depicted Ahmed’s alleged assassins as “devdoot” (angels) and promised to felicitate their families during the Mahakumbh. Authorities swiftly removed the banners,...

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Centre mulls SOPs for safety, security of journalists after Atiq, Ashraf murder

Centre mulls SOPs for safety, security of journalists after Atiq, Ashraf murder

16 Apr 2023

Following the assassination of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj last night, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to prepare Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for the safety and security of journalists, ANI cited its sources in a report. According to the source, the...

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“We wanted to kill Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf to become popular”: Killers

“We wanted to kill Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf to become popular”: Killers

16 Apr 2023

On Sunday, the three assailants who were arrested after shooting dead gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj confessed to their crime, saying they did it to "become popular." Atiq Ahmed and his brother were killed on Saturday while being taken for a medical examination in Prayagraj, Uttar...

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Atiq Ahmed killing: A detailed timeline of the assassination

Atiq Ahmed killing: A detailed timeline of the assassination

16 Apr 2023

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, flanked by several policemen were talking to reporters when 3 men posing as journalists shot them in the head at point-blank range in UP's Prayagraj district. The two brothers collapsed right there and the 3 shooters were captured by the police then and...

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Atiq Ahmed Killing: NewsX accesses copy of FIR against the 3 shooters

Atiq Ahmed Killing: NewsX accesses copy of FIR against the 3 shooters

16 Apr 2023

An FIR naming the three assassins of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed has been lodged, a copy of which was accessed by NewsX. The three shooters who posed as journalists were named Lovlesh Tiwari (resident of Banda), Sunny (resident of Kasganj), and Arun Maurya (resident of Hamirpur) and were small-time criminals with...

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Atiq Ahmed Killing: Opposition condemns act, question ‘law & order’ in state

Atiq Ahmed Killing: Opposition condemns act, question ‘law & order’ in state

16 Apr 2023

The shocking assassination of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and brother Ashraf Ahmed has prompted concerns about the state of law and order in Uttar Pradesh, which various opposition figures have already addressed. Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said that crime has reached its...

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3 killers posed as journalists, UP police reveals in Atiq Ahmed killing probe

3 killers posed as journalists, UP police reveals in Atiq Ahmed killing probe

16 Apr 2023

According to Uttar Pradesh Police, the shooters who assassinated mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf on Saturday night were acting as journalists at the scene. Atiq's ISI handler had conspired to kill Atiq and Ashraf to prevent him from revealing ISI connections, sources told NewsX. The probe revealed that...

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Ensure law and order is maintained in the state: UP CM instructs police at a high-level meeting

Ensure law and order is maintained in the state: UP CM instructs police at a high-level meeting

16 Apr 2023

After mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed state police officers to be on high alert and ensure law and order are maintained across the state in a late-night meeting. "UP CM Yogi Adityanath has instructed Police officers...

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Section 144 imposed in all districts of Uttar Pradesh after Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf shot dead

Section 144 imposed in all districts of Uttar Pradesh after Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf shot dead

16 Apr 2023

The Uttar Pradesh Government imposed Section 144 of the CrPC in all districts on Sunday, following the shooting deaths of Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed in Prayagraj, officials said. After his son Asad was slain in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were...

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Caught on camera: Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf shot dead in Prayagraj

Caught on camera: Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf shot dead in Prayagraj

15 Apr 2023

Uttar Pradesh: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed was shot dead in Prayagraj on Saturday while being taken for a medical procedure. The incident was caught on camera where the accused in the Raju Pal murder case was shot dead along with his brother Ashraf Ahmed from close range. As further information about...

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