Atiq Ahmed killing: 3 assailants shifted to Pratapgarh District Jail from Prayagraj
The Hindu
The three assailants who shot gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shifted from the Prayagraj Central Jail to the Pratapgarh District Jail on Monday.
The three assailants who shot gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shifted from the Prayagraj Central Jail to the Pratapgarh District Jail on Monday, a senior official said here.
The official said the transfer was done on administrative grounds.
The assailants — Mohit alias Sunny (23) of Hamirpur, Lavlesh Tiwari (22) of Banda and Arun Maurya (18) of Kasganj — were arrested soon after the dramatic shootout outside the Prayagraj hospital where policemen were escorting the brothers for a medical check-up Saturday night.
The trio were taken from Prayagraj at 12 noon and reached Pratapgarh at 2.10 p.m., officials said.
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Ali, the son of Atiq Ahmed, is currently lodged in the Prayagraj Central Jail in Uttar Pradesh.
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