Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 16 : The three suspects who were apprehended after shooting dead gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in Prayagraj will appear before a magistrate today. All three attackers were apprehended at the scene after voluntarily surrendering. They have been detained by the police and questioned. According to the law, any criminal apprehended in this manner must be brought before a remand magistrate within 24 hours.
Following the incident, the Uttar Pradesh Police imposed Section 144 across the state, and security was increased at key public installations and sensitive areas.Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed on Saturday while being taken for a medical examination in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, just days after their son Asad was killed in an encounter in Jhansi. Regular police patrolling has been happening in the area in the wake of the brazen killings. The Uttar Pradesh government on Sunday imposed Section 144 of CrPC in all the districts, in the aftermath of the killings, officials informed.
UP CM Yogi Adityanath also gave instructions for the formation of a three-member judicial commission. “Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, took notice of the Prayagraj incident. He immediately convened a high-level meeting and ordered an investigation into the entire situation. He also directed the formation of a three-member judicial commission (Judicial Inquiry Commission) to investigate the matter “According to the officials.
A forensic team was called to the scene of the shooting to collect evidence.
In a late-night meeting, Chief Minister Adityanath directed state police officers to be on high alert in order to maintain law and order throughout the state.
“UP CM Yogi Adityanath has directed the police to be on high alert to ensure that peace, law, and order are maintained in the state and the public is not inconvenienced,” the Chief Minister’s Office said in a statement.