Morning Digest | Gangster Atiq Ahmed shot dead in Prayagraj; Chinese dual use facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka raises security concerns in India, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day.

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, brother Ashraf shot dead in Prayagraj 

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were killed when unidentified assailants opened fire at them near a medical college here on April 15 night.

Chinese dual use facilities in Myanmar and Sri Lanka raises security concerns in India

The construction of a military and dual use facility on Coco Islands in Myanmar and a proposed remote satellite receiving ground station system in Sri Lanka, both coming up with Chinese help, have raised concerns in India of possible surveillance across the region.

Opposition targets PM Modi over Satya Pal Malik’s claims on Pulwama attack

Opposition parties on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi over former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Governor Satya Pal Malik’s allegations, including one in which he claimed that Mr. Modi had asked him to keep quiet after Mr. Malik told him that the Pulwama terror strike happened because the Centre did not provide aircraft to transport CRPF jawans from Jammu to Srinagar despite intelligence inputs about threats.

Satya Pal Malik’s frequently changing statements raise issues of credibility: BJP