Contrary to earlier reports, no action has been taken on cops so far.
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The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister is holding a big meeting in Lucknow via video conferencing with all District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police. Contrary to earlier reports, no action has been taken on cops so far. Internet services have been suspended in some areas of Prayagraj, where the gangster-turned-politician was killed.
Sources say the state government has submitted a report to the Home Ministry regarding yesterday's incident after a high-level meeting between Sanjay Prasad, the Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and the Chief Minister, along with other top officials of the UP Police.
The three accused -- Lovelesh Tewari, Sunny Singh, and Arun Maurya -- have criminal antecedents, and their families have distanced themselves from them.
Lovelesh Tewari was jailed earlier as well. His father told the media that the family has nothing to do with him. "He is my son. We saw the incident on TV. We are not aware of the actions of Lovelesh nor do we have anything to do with this. He never lived here, and neither was he involved in our family affairs. He did not tell us anything. He came here five to six days ago. We have not been on talking terms with him for years. There is already a case registered against him. He was jailed in that case," Yagya Tiwari, Lovelesh's father, said.
"He doesn't work. He was a drug addict. We have four children. We have nothing to say about this," Yagya Tiwari added. Lovelesh was shot in the leg during cross firing by his co-accused, and is being treated at a Prayagraj hospital.
Sunny has 14 cases registered against him, and has been on the run since being declared a history-sheeter. His father had died, and he left home after selling off his share of the ancestral property. Sunny hasn't visited his family, his mother and brother, for over five years now. His brother runs a tea stall.
"He used to wander around and did no work. We live separately and don't know how he became a criminal. We have no idea about the incident," Pintu Singh, brother of shooter Sunny Singh, said.
The third shooter, Arun, had left home as a child. His name appeared in connection with the murder of a policeman on a train in 2010, sources said. He worked at a factory in Delhi. The three were staying at a lodge in Prayagraj.
The accused told the police during questioning that they wanted to become notorious criminals, which is why they murdered Atiq. There are gaps in their testimonies, and the police say they will continue investigating. "We wanted to kill Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf with the aim of completely wiping off the Atiq-Ashraf gang and making a name for ourselves," the FIR quoted the arrested assailants as telling the police.
"The moment we received an update about Atiq and Ashraf being taken into police custody, we planned to kill them by posing as local journalists and blending with the crowd," the FIR quoted their confession. They were carrying three fake media identity cards, a camera, and a mic.
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