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About two weeks ago on March 28, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad's brother Ashraf had said that he would be taken out of prison on the pretext of some reason and killed within two weeks...
Kisi bahane se do hafte baad tumhe jail se nikalenge aur nipta denge," Ashraf had told media persons citing an officer when he was brought to Bareilly jail, according to a report published by Hindustan Times..
Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad were shot dead on Saturday night by three men posing as journalists during a conversation with media persons while being escorted by police to a medical college in Prayagraj for a checkup..
. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a high-level probe into the sensational killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Khalid Azeem alias Ashraf in Prayagraj..
. Sources informed that three individuals named Arun Maurya, Lavlesh Tiwari, and Sunny have been detained in connection with the murder of Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad..
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