8 bullets hit gangster Atiq Ahmed, reveals autopsy report

Atiq Ahmed's Killing: Eight bullets hit gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed who was killed by three shooters on Saturday night in Prayagraj, the autopsy report has revealed. Atiq along with his brother Ashraf were shot dead when they were being taken for medical check-ups.

The shooters had disguised as journalists and attacked Atiq Ahmed and his brother in the presence of the media and locals.

All three assailants were arrested at the crime scene yesterday and were produced in court today. They have been sent to 14-day judicial custody.

Police in its FIR have mentioned that the accused wanted to become gangsters and this triggered them to take this extreme step. One of the shooters was injured in cross-firing by another when the crime was being committed on Saturday.

Meanwhile, bodies of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were laid to rest in the Kasari Masari graveyard amid heavy police security, with only a few distant relatives and being locals allowed inside the burial ground.

The bodies were taken to the graveyard after the post-mortem examination and handed over to close relatives. The post-mortem report stated that Atiq was hit by eight bullets while Ashraf took six bullets.

The brothers were buried in the same graveyard where other family members were laid to rest, including Atiq's son Asad, who was buried on Saturday after being killed in an encounter in Jhansi on Thursday.

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