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The brothers were handcuffed when they were killed in front of cameramen. (File) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Uttar Pradesh police over the killing of gangster politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf while under police escort in Prayagraj, authorities announced Tuesday. . In his advice to the Uttar Pradesh Police Director General and Prayagraj Police Commissioner, the commission asked them for reports within four weeks.
Reports must cover all aspects leading up to the murders, copies of the forensic certificates of the dead, investigation report, autopsy report, autopsy videotape/CD, crime scene site plan, and investigation report masterful, he added.
Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed were shot at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists amid media interaction on Saturday night as police officers escorted them to a medical college in Prayagraj for an examination.
They were brought to Prayagraj from Gujarat and Bareilly prisons for questioning in connection with the murder of Umesh Pal and his two security guards earlier this year.
The brothers were handcuffed when they were killed in front of cameramen. The gruesome images were widely shared on social media platforms and television stations. Last rites for Atiq Ahmad's son Asad, who was shot during an encounter with police in Jhansi on April 13, were performed in Prayagraj hours before the shooting.
