Atique Ahmed Murder| Prayagraj Court Remands 3 Alleged Shooters To 4-Day Police Custody

A Magistrate Court in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj District today sent three accused in the Atique Ahmed-Ashraf killing to 4-day Police Custody. They will be presented before a court in Prayagraj again on April 23.

The Ahmad brothers were shot dead in a shocking incident on Saturday night at around 10 pm in the presence of the police and the media while they were being taken for a medical examination to a hospital in Prayagraj.

The three accused- Sunny Singh (23) of Hamirpur, Lavlesh Tiwari (22) of Banda and Arun Maurya (18) of Kasganj- allegedly came to the spot posing as journalists and shot the Ahmed brothers point-blank range in full view of media persons and the incident was captured live on television channels.

The incident occurred just two days after Atique's son Asad was killed in an encounter.

The alleged assailants have been booked under IPC sections 302 along with sections 3, 7, 25, and 27 of the Arms Act, 1959, and other relevant sections. Earlier, a Prayagraj court had sent three accused to 14-day Judicial Custody.

Meanwhile, the UP government has set up a judicial commission to inquire into the matter under the Commission of Inquiry Act 1952 to be led by retired Allahabad High Court Judge Arvind Kumar Tripathi.