Atiq was shot 9 times, once in head: Autopsy

April 17, 2023 12:19

Atiq Ahmed and his brother were shot at point blank range

Gangster Atiq Ahmed was shot at least nine times in his shocking murder on camera outside a hospital in Uttar Pradesh Saturday night, reports NDTV quoting the autopsy report.

At least nine bullet injuries were found on the gangster's body during the postmortem examination. Five bullets were reportedly recovered from the body of his brother Ashraf Ahmed, also shot dead outside the hospital in Prayagraj.

Police had taken them to the hospital for a medical check-up. Atiq Ahmed was shot once on the head and eight times on the chest and back, the autopsy has found. The headshot was captured on live TV as three shooters, all arrested now, rained bullets at the gangster-turned-politician and his brother, killing them on the spot.

According to sources, the autopsy found five bullet injuries in Ashraf's body -- one on the face and four on his back.

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