20 April,2023 08:44 AM IST | Prayagraj | Agencies
Atiq Ahmad
Five police personnel were suspended on Wednesday for negligence in connection with the killing of mafia-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf, a senior officer said here on Wednesday.
Shahganj police station in-charge Ashwani Kumar Singh is among those suspended. The remaining are a sub-inspector and three constables. They were suspended after a special investigation team charged them with negligence in discharging their duties, the officer said.
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Ahmad and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists when cops were escorting them to a hospital in Prayagraj for a check up, on Saturday night. Meanwhile, a court in Prayagraj on Wednesday sent the three accused to police custody for four days.
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