PRAYAGRAJ: In a dramatic turn of events, gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead by unidentified assailants while they were being escorted by the police to a medical college here on Saturday night.
A police officer said three persons had been arrested in connection with the incident, which occurred just two days after Ahmad’s son was gunned down in a police encounter in Jhansi. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 were imposed across the state.