Published 01:28 IST, April 16th 2023

Atique Ahmed's lawyer expresses shock over mafia's killing; read his full statement here

After the murder of gangster-turned-politician Atique Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed, the lawyer of the two felons Vishal Mishra expressed his shock.

Reported by: Bhagyasree Sengupta
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After murder of gangster-turned-politician Atique Ahmed and his bror Ashraf Ahmed in UP's Prayagraj, lawyer of former expressed his shock over incident. vocate Vishal Mishra called ir killing a "huge mistake". On Saturday,  duo brors were shot de by three assailants. incident took place at 10:30 PM when y both were heing to a medical college in Prayagraj. two brors were being escorted by UP Police and y were heing to a medical college for a medical check-up.

“How did such a huge mistake happen by police,” Atique’s lawyer Vishal Mishra asserted. “Atique and Ashraf fell to ground after getting shot,” lawyer ded. As per reports, Mishra me it clear during his conversation with media that UP Police have caught those assailants who shot mafia and his bror. Meanwhile, UP ministration has imposed Section 144 in all UP districts. Earlier, today im of two out of three assailants surfaced online. 

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assailants disguised as journalists 

In visuals obtained by Republic TV, three assailants can be seen shooting at  gangster and his bror. As per report, three killers came to spot on a bike and were disguised as journalists. Around 36 bullets were shot at felons by three shooters on site. While three assailants were disguised as journalists, y were carrying a dummy camera and even a mic. According to Republic TV, UP Police stated that a constable got injured in whole ordeal. In midst of all chaos, a journalist from ANI sustained injuries by Saturday incident.   

01:28 IST, April 16th 2023