"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
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 .
One of the three shooters involved in the murder of dreaded gangster Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf is believed to have links with Sundar Bhati, a gangster from Western Uttar Pradesh.