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A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta also sought a report from the UP government on the police encounter of Ahmad's son Asad in Jhansi.
The Special Investigation Team, SIT, had filed an application in the court seeking remand for questioning for all three accused.
The fact that the three small-time criminals get access to Turkish-made pistols, each costing around Rs 6 lakh a piece, raises serious questions. The common link between the three or the missing handler acted as their facilitator, motivator and logistics provider
Atiq Ahmed Killing: The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a petition seeking an independent probe into the killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf.
Uttar Pradesh Police had said on Friday that it has gunned down 183 alleged criminals in encounters in the six years of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government and this included Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his accomplice, Ghulam .