After gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj in full media glare on Saturday night, the father of one of the assailants on Sunday said his son was jobless and a drug addict.
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.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Retorting to Mamata Banerjee s remark alleging "collapse of law and order in Uttar Pradesh", National Commission for Protection of Child Rights chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Sunday said that he was shocked by the collapse of the same in West Bengal where he alleged he was "beaten" by the police. India News | Shocked by Collapse of Law and Order in Bengal: NCPCR Chief Hits Back at Mamata s Remark on UP.
Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh over the law and order situation following the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed in Prayagraj, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said it was necessary to prevent radicalisation while adding that he was not afraid to visit Uttar Pradesh.