Security of U'khand CM Dhami strengthened after Atiq Ahmed's killing in Prayagraj

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 19 (ANI): After the mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj, the security of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has been strengthened on the inputs of the Intelligence Department.

After the input received from the Intelligence Department, changes have been made in CM's fleet and now CM Dhami is travelling in a bulletproof Fortuner vehicle.

Days after Atiq Ahmed's son Asad was killed in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Jhansi, the mafia-turned-politician and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed on Saturday while being taken for a medical examination in Prayagraj.

Atiq Ahmed was accused in the murder of BSP MLA Raju Pal in 2005, as well as in the killing of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the BSP leader's murder, in February this year.

As many as three people were arrested, informed the police at a hurried press briefing on Saturday night after ganglord-turned-politician and his brother was shot dead in the full media glare.

All three attackers were apprehended at the scene after they voluntarily turned themselves in. They have been kept in the custody of the police and questioned.

A CJM court in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Wednesday remanded gangster Atiq Ahmed's killers to four-day police custody.

This comes after the Special Investigation Team filed an application in the court seeking remand for questioning for all three accused.

They were earlier sent to 14-day judicial custody by the district court on April 16.

During the police remand, the police will question the accused, who were identified as Arun Maurya, Sunny Singh and Lovelesh Tiwari, about the weapon they used to kill Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf on April 15 night, where did they get the weapon from and who gave it to them. (ANI)