New Delhi: Taking swift action in the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf while talking to media in police custody, the Uttar Pradesh government suspended 17 policemen.
In order to maintain law and order situation in Prayagraj, the internet services were suspended across the district.
The Yogi Adityanath government has also clamped Section 144 across all the districts of the state.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered a high-level probe into the killing.
Ahmad (60) and his brother were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on Saturday night while police personnel were escorting them to a medical college in Prayagraj for a checkup.
The brothers, both jailed in Prayagraj, were in handcuffs when they were killed in full view of camera crews around 10 pm. The horrifying visuals were circulated widely on social media platforms and television channels.
"The chief minister has constituted a three-member judicial commission to probe the killing of Ahmad and Ashraf," Special DG, Law and Order, Prashant Kumar said.
He said the three assailants were arrested from the spot and a detailed probe is on in the matter.
After the Prayagraj incident, the chief minister convened a high-level meeting in Lucknow and ordered the probe, Kumar said.
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