According to authorities, gunmen posing as journalists shot and murdered Atiq Ahmed, a former member of India’s parliament, and his brother Ashraf while they were being brought to the hospital by police.
The incident occurred on Saturday as Ahmed, who had been imprisoned for abduction since 2019, was fielding reporters’ queries.
The gunman approached the brothers and shot them from close range, according to a television video.
Police official Prashant Kumar stated:
“According to preliminary information, three persons posing as journalists approached them and opened fire… The attackers have been held and are being questioned.”
A TV film from the northern Indian city of Prayagraj showed the gunmen screaming Hindu chants after they attacked the two victims.
Despite the fact that the victims were members of India’s Muslim minority, authorities would not clarify whether they were looking into the potential of a sectarian motive in the killings.
Atiq Ahmed & Brother
Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf deeply entrenched in India’s criminal underworld, with Ahmed facing over 100 distinct trials.
The assailants, according to news sources, were small criminals.
The boys were being escorted to the hospital for medical checks when they were attacked, and they were surrounded by police officials.
According to local media reports, one of the shooters was carrying a television camera and the other a microphone with a television station logo on it.
Earlier,
Police in the state of Uttar Pradesh had reported a few days before this incident that they had killed Atiq Ahmed’s 19-year-old son and his accomplice in a shootout.
Both of them were wanted in a murder case.
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