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The Latest Breaking News from Uttar Pradesh

Ex-MP Atiq Ahmed, brother shot dead on live TV in India

Former lawmaker convicted of kidnapping was shot dead with his brother in an attack in Uttar Pradesh state.

Al Jazeera

A former Indian politician and his brother were shot dead live on TV

A former Indian lawmaker convicted of kidnapping and facing murder and assault charges was shot dead along with his brother in a dramatic attack that was caught live on TV in northern India.

WEKU

Former MP and his brother shot dead on live TV in India

Atiq Ahmed, jailed since 2019, was in police custody and taking questions from journalists when attackers struck

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Former Indian lawmaker slain live on TV while in police custody, state restricts gatherings

A former lawmaker in India's parliament, convicted of kidnapping, was shot dead along with his brother while police were escorting them for a medical check-up in a slaying caught on live television on Saturday.

Reuters

After Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf shot dead, police beef up security in UP

After gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh Police imposed section 144 across the state and beefed up security. Read further on Dynamite News:

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UP Police conducts flag march, patrolling in multiple districts after Atiq Ahmed, Ashraf shot dead

Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday conducted a flag march and patrolled various districts in the state after mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj. Read further on Dynamite News:

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3-member judicial commission to probe killing of ex-MP Atiq Ahmad, brother in Prayagraj: Officials

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday ordered a high-level probe into the sensational killings of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Khalid Azeem alias Ashraf in Prayagraj. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttar Pradesh: Last rites of Atiq Ahmed's son performed at Prayagraj cemetery

The body of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed's son, Asad Ahmed, was buried at the Kasari Masari graveyard in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Tried to capture Asad Ahmed, his aide alive, they opened indiscriminate fire: UP Police FIR

JHANSI(UP): Uttar Pradesh Police tried to capture gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed's son Asad Ahmed and his accomplice alive during the encounter in Jhansi but they opened indiscriminate fire at STF officials and were killed in retaliatory firing, according to the FIR filed in the case.

The Times of India

Hockey India appoints RP Singh as new chairman of selectors

NEW DELHI: Former India international and Uttar Pradesh sports director RP Singh has been appointed as the new chairman of Hockey India's selection committee, replacing Harbinder Singh.

The Times of India

Why are you in pain over encounter of criminals?, BJP asks Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW: LUCKNOW: "Jo kahate hain, vo kar dikhaate hain..." (He does what he says) tweeted BJP Uttar Pradesh unit with the video of CM Yogi Adityanath’s Vidhan Sabha speech of reducing the criminal into dust, to laud the encounter of Asad Ahmed, son of mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, and his aide…

The Times of India

Know more about IPS Amitabh Yash who is a talking point after Asad encounter

During the last 20 years, whenever big mafias have challenged the rule of law in the country's largest state Uttar Pradesh, 1996 batch IPS Amitabh Yash has wreaked havoc on them. Today in this Dynamite News exclusive, we are unfolding some of the less known secrets of courageous IPS Amitabh…

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ED conducts searches in money laundering case against Atiq Ahmad

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted fresh searches in Uttar Pradesh as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation against Atiq Ahmad and those linked to him. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"Because of you, I'm safe..." Jailed gangster Atiq Ahmed thanks media

Jailed gangster Atiq Ahmed, who was being taken to Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj from Gujarat's Sabarmati Jail, on Wednesday thanked the media and said it is because of the media that he is safe. Read further on Dynamite News:

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IPL 2023: UP batter Rinku Singh went through many ups and downs to be Sixer King, discloses his father

Rinku Singh, a batsman from Uttar Pradesh, once had to face a beating from his father for playing cricket. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Atiq Ahmad, his wife among 5 booked in forgery case linked to Umesh Pal's murder

PRAYAGRAJ: Police in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj has booked gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad, his wife Shaista Parveen and son Ali in a forgery case linked to the murder of Umesh Pal, the key witness in the murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal.

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Umesh Pal Case: UP Police doubles reward amount on gangster Atiq Ahmed's fugitive wife Shaista Parveen

Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday announced to double the reward on jailed gangster Atiq Ahmed's wife, Shaista Parveen, who is on the run in connection to Umesh Pal murder case.Read further on Dynamite News:

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Man shoots dead girlfriend before dying by suicide in Ghaziabad

GHAZIABAD(UP): A 26-year-old man allegedly shot dead his girlfriend before dying by suicide after consuming poison in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Thursday, police said.

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UP: Police seizes 6600 litres of liquor worth lakhs

Uttar Pradesh police on Monday seized 6600 litres of liquor from a truck heading to Bihar. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Beaten for not being able to pay Rs 200, Dalit man hangs self in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri

BAREILLY: Unable to bear the humiliation after being thrashed publicly by a shopkeeper and his two brothers for not paying up Rs 200, for goods that he had purchased on credit, a 28-year-old Dalit man hanged himself to death. The incident took place in Mitauli area of Lakhimpur Kheri district…

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Bureaucracy: Five IAS officers shifted in UP, new DM posted in Banda

The Uttar Pradesh government has transferred five IAS officers in the state. See the complete transfer list on Dynamite News

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TV Newsance 207: ‘No. 1’ reporting on TV news

Manisha is back to hosting duties this week, bringing you the worst of the worst from the world of TV news. This week, we saw some ridiculous ground reporting as reporters were on a mission, following the police convoy escorting gangster Atiq Ahmed from Gujarat to Uttar Pradesh. The “reporting”…

The Times of India

Vigil intensifies as agencies trace local links of Amritpal Singh in UP districts

PILIBHIT: After having stepped up surveillance in Uttar Pradesh districts on the border with Nepal, security agencies have succeeded in digging up sensitive information that Amritpal Singh, a radical preacher, had stayed in two districts, Pilibhit and Lakhimpur-Kheri along with his close aide and mentor Papalpreet Singh between March 23…

The Times of India

15% more weekly departures from Lucknow airport this summer

LUCKNOW: More domestic and international flights will be the flavour of the season at Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport.

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"I'll be killed in two weeks...": Atiq Ahmed's brother, says "CM understands my pain"

Uttar Pradesh's mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed’s brother Ashraf Ahmed, one of the seven persons who have been acquitted in the 2006 Umesh Pal kidnapping case, on Tuesday claimed that an officer revealed that he will be killed in two weeks. Read further on Dynamite News:

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