Atiq Ahmed-Ashraf Murder News
A bench of Justices S Ravindra Bhat and Dipankar Datta also sought a report from the UP government on the police encounter of Ahmad's son Asad in Jhansi.
The plea, filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, has also sought an inquiry into the 183 encounters that have taken place in Uttar Pradesh since 2017.
Three-member judicial inquiry committee constituted by the UP government to probe the murder of Atiq Ahmed and his brother will give its report in two months.
Dhoomanganj police station SHO Rajesh Kumar Maurya said Rajkumar Singh Rajju has been detained and an FIR is being registered against him.
The UP Police have already declared a reward of Rs 5,00,000 for any information leading to Guddu Muslim's arrest and Rs 50,000 for Atiq's wife Shaista Parveen.
Atiq and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists on Saturday night when they were being escorted by the police for a medical checkup at a hospital in Prayagraj.
While the police claimed that Atiq Ahmed's lawyer was not the target of the bomb attack, the latter said that it was an attempt "to create fear and terror".
The remarks from the CM Yogi came days after jailed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were gunned down in full media glare and amid heavy police presence in Prayagraj district on Saturday.
Union Minister RK Singh has slammed the Bihar Deputy CM for terming the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf "scripted".
Internet services remain suspended and there is a heavy police deployment in the Pyaragraj city after the double murder of gangsters Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf.
Three sharpshooters - Sunny Singh, Arun Maurya, Lovelesh Towari - who killed the gangsters while they were being escorted by cops - have been moved to Pratapgarh jail from the Naini jail.
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