Three people, accused of posing as pressmen and spraying bullets on the gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother, have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days, District Government Counsel (DGC) criminal Gulam Chandra Agrahari said on Sunday.
A court in Prayagraj sentenced the three gunmen who assassinated mafia-tuned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf to 14 days in judicial jail on Sunday.
Amid coming under attack from the opposition parties over the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad, the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government has formed a three-member judicial enquiry committee to probe the case.
Three shooters who gunned down gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf last night, were sent to 14-day judicial custody by the Prayagraj court in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "Today all the three accused were produced before the Remand Magistrate. The three accused have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days by the court. Now the date of April 29 has been fixed," Gulam Chandra Agrahari told ANI. India News | Next Hearing on April 29, Says Govt Counsel After Atiq Ahmed s Shooters Sent to 14-day Judicial Custody.