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Atik Ahmed, a former member of parliament, and his brother were in police custody and arrived in the city of Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh to stand trial for murder. | Fountain: EFE

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A well-known ex-politician accused of murder and already on trial in cases related to mafia activities, and his brother were shot dead in front of the cameras en route to a medical center under police escort in northern India.

Atik Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, both arrested in a murder case, were walking handcuffed by police to a medical center in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, last night when a group of assailants started shooting at them at point-blank range.

“The police got them out of the car and took them to a medical examination. Immediately after they entered the medical center, shots rang out (…) they were shot,” Vijay Mishra, Atik Ahmed’s lawyer, told reporters.

The Indian ex-politician and mobster spoke to the press during the event, which was recorded. in front of the cameras and whose images instantly scattered across social networks.

So far, the police have identified three alleged perpetratorswho were also caught on media cameras posing as journalists to carry out the murder.

According to police, two people were injured in the incident, one of them received a gunshot wound.

Samajwadi MP Atik Ahmed pictured in July 2008.
Samajwadi MP Atik Ahmed pictured in July 2008 | Fountain: EFE

Criticism of the police in India

One of the parents of Mr. alleged perpetrators He told the press this Sunday that he learned about his son’s involvement through the media and has little to no contact with him.

The incident prompted Uttar Presdesh Prime Minister Adityanath Yogi to convene a high-level meeting to review the security situation in the state and instruct agents to remain on high alert.

Police patrols have increased their presence on the streets of Prayagraj this Sunday, especially in the area where the house is located. Ahmedand internet services have been suspended until further notice.

The state police, for their part, are being heavily criticized for the way in which Ahmed and his brother were killed while they were in custody.

Bengal head of state government Mamata Banerjee expressed concern about the freedom of killers to take justice into their own hands, “ignoring the presence of the police and the media,” she wrote on Twitter.

Ahmed Hundreds of criminal cases were filed against him, including assault and murder, and his popularity reached notoriety in the 1990s when he embarked on a political career that led him to a seat in the lower house of the Indian Parliament, or Lok Sabha. (EFE)

Source: RPP

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