Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed (60) and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on Saturday night while police personnel were escorting them to a medical college here for a checkup.
In a dramatic turn of events, jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead by unidentified assailants while they were being escorted by police to a medical college here on Saturday night
The shooting that occurred around 10 pm was caught on camera as
Asad Ahmed Encounter: Sources said that Atiq wept for his son and kept saying he and his family have been ruined. Meanwhile, Ghulam's family has refused to accept his mortal remains, saying 'someone had brainwashed him'
For nearly 4 decades, Atiq Ahmed straddled UP's permeable world of crime and politics, through regime changes, with family in tow. His son's death in an encounter is his biggest setback