Chief Minister Yogi was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the 24th national conference of chairpersons of State Public Service Commissions in Lucknow.

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The Hiranandani Group plans to build the semiconductor plan in Sector 28 of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA), Noida.

Notably, Ahmad (60) and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists on Saturday night while police personnel were escorting them to a medical college in Prayagraj for a check-up.

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Shooters targeted Atiq and Ashraf when they were being taken for a medical checkup in Prayagraj on Saturday night. The shooters had disguised as journalists.

There is no need to be scared of any mafia or gangster in the state, as they cannot threaten any industrialist over the phone anymore. Before 2014, the law and order situation in the state was in a mess, said CM Yogi Adityanath.

In her letter, Atiq Ahmed's wife Shaista alleged that top police officers were involved in this conspiracy. They will try to get Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf out of jail during the police remand and kill him.

Bengal BJP MP from Hooghly Locket Chatterjee alleged that Mamata Banerjee is doing politics of 30 per cent and her comments are motivated due to elections.

The major development came hours after CM Yogi Adityanath held a high-level meeting with the top officials on Monday.

Media made him a gangster, sometimes some things happen by big people, there are people who are sitting at big positions who kill 10-15 people by throwing bombs but no one calls them a gangster, said SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav in Etawah.

According to FIR, the assailants who killed Atiq and his brother wanted to be gangsters. They didn't get any chance earlier but this time when they got a chance, they committed this crime.

Yagya Tiwari, father of one of the assailants Lovelesh said that they were not aware of his actions, nor in contact with him. He was not living with them and was a drug addict.

Atiq Ahmed murder: "Atiq and his brother were in police custody. He was handcuffed. JSR (Jai Shri Ram) slogans were also raised. The killing of both is the failure of Yogi's law and order system. Those celebrating encounter raj are also responsible for this murder," Owaisi added.

Atiq Ahmed Killed: Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj when they were being taken for medical examination.

Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead by unidentified assailants while they were being escorted by police to a medical college here on Saturday night.

Asad Ahmad, Ghulam Encounter: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged the Yogi government of carrying out encounters with an eye on polls.

Asad Ahmed was caught on CCTV when Umesh Pal was killed and had been on the run for the past 50 days, UP police said.

The gangster was produced in UP's Prayagraj court in the Umesh Pal murder case on Thursday which sent Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf to 4-day police custody.

Atiq Ahmed wept in courtroom on hearing news about his son’s death. Both Asad and Ghulam were carrying rewards of Rs 5 lakh each. They were the main accused in the murder of Umesh Pal, a key witness in BSP MLA Raju Pal’s murder case of 2005.