Bomb hurled at Atiq Ahmed's lawyer's home

April 18, 2023 15:57

Atiq Ahmed

A crude bomb was hurled near the home of Atiq Ahmed's lawyer in Prayagraj. The police said no casualties were reported.

This morning, Atiq Ahmed's lawyer Vijay Mishra said the gangster had written a letter with instructions to send it to the Uttar Pradesh chief minister and the chief justice of India in the case of his death.

"That letter in a sealed envelope is neither with me nor sent by me. It is kept somewhere else and being sent by some other person. I don't know the contents of the letter," said his lawyer.

Atiq Ahmed (60) and his brother Ashraf 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.

"Atiq Ahmad had said that if there were any mishap or if he was murdered, the letter in the sealed envelope should be sent to the chief justice of India and Uttar Pradesh chief minister," Mishra told PTI.

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