'Now mafia cannot threaten anyone in UP': CM Adityanath's FIRST statement after Atiq-Ashraf killings

Hours after Asad was interred, Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf, who were in handcuffs, were shot dead at point-blank range by three men posing as journalists when they were answering reporters' queries while being escorted by police personnel to a medical college for a check-up.

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First Published Apr 18, 2023, 1:35 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday (April 18) said that now the mafia cannot scare anyone in the state. This was the first time the chief minister addressed the people after the double murder of Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf.

CM Adityanath also said that the law and order was worse before 2017 and there used to be riots every day in the state. He further said that there has been no riot in Uttar Pradesh since his government came into power in 2017. The CM said that his government made the state riot free.

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He also said that a period had come when the identity of the state was destroyed but today, the development of the state is not hidden from anyone. "Now there is excellent connectivity in UP. He Every capital of the investors will be protected in UP," he added.

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Among Ahmad's other sons, the eldest, Umar, is lodged in a Lucknow jail, while the second son, Ali, is lodged in the Naini Central Jail in separate cases. The fourth son, Ahjam, and the youngest of the five, Aban, are housed in a juvenile home.

According to officials, Ahmad and Ashraf had a long criminal history. Since 1979, 101 cases were registered against Ahmad, while 57 were lodged against Ashraf.

The first murder case against Ahmad was lodged in 1979, when he was 17 years of age. By 1985, Ahmad's terror had spread not only in Prayagraj, but to other parts of Uttar Pradesh as well.

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Last Updated Apr 18, 2023, 1:35 PM IST