A year of Atiq-Ashraf killing: Prayagraj police remains on alert; force deployed at Kasari Masari graveyard
Hindustan TimesPrayagraj police remained on alert on Monday, on the completion of one year of the sensational murders of mafiosi-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Khalid Azeem aka Ashraf. On April 15, 2023, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead by three armed assailants while being escorted to Motilal Nehru Divisional hospital by the police near Shahganj police station for a medical examination at 10:30 pm. Policemen, including two women cops, in plain clothes were deployed at Kasari Masari graveyard where the duo was buried last year, to keep an eye on those who may visit their graves. Meanwhile, a religious leader on condition of anonymity said that one year of deaths of Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf completed on 23rd day of Ramzan as per the Islamic calendar.