Charges filed against assassins of Atiq & Ashraf

Awasthi.

Judge Dinesh Gautam set May 2 for the recording of evidence.

Prayagraj, 1 May (HS): The Court of Additional Sessions Judge has filed charges against three murders of dead gangster Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf. Three suspects, who are now detained at Chitrakoot prison, appeared in court via video conference. Following the drafting of charges, Additional Sessions Judge Dinesh Gautam set May 2 for the recording of evidence.

Gulab Chandra Agrahri, the district government’s (criminal) attorney, represented the prosecution. On July 13, 2023, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) filed a charge sheet against three individuals suspected of shooting and killing gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf on April 15, 2023. The charge sheet was produced against three accused: Lavlesh Tiwari, 22, Mohit Singh alias Shani, 23, and Arun Maurya, 18.

The SIT, which was formed to investigate this murder case, presented a charge sheet to the Chief Judicial Magistrate after conducting an investigation under Section 302 (murder) and various other sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Arms Act. At one point, the SIT team had taken the trio into police custody to interview them about the deaths of Atiq and Ashraf and gather all available evidence.

The three accused reportedly shot the brothers dead on the night of April 15 when they were being escorted for a medical checkup at Prayagraj’s Colvin Hospital as required by law.