Blood marks on stairs, a blood-stained cloth and a knife were discovered by the UP Police in Atiq Ahmed's partially demolished office. The gangster-politician was shot dead in police custody on April 15.
The Supreme Court will hear a plea seeking probe into the killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother, Ashraf, in police custody on April 24.
"There was a plan in place to kill Atiq on March 26, when he was being brought to Prayagraj from Gujarat's Sabarmati Jail. However, due to tight security, the assailants decided against putting their plan into action," said sources
The autopsy report of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad revealed that he was shot nine times on head, chest and back outside the hospital in Prayagraj
Uttar Pradesh Police had said on Friday that it has gunned down 183 alleged criminals in encounters in the six years of the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government and this included Atiq Ahmed's son Asad and his accomplice, Ghulam .