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In jail, Atiq murder accused ‘active’ on social media; probe on
Banda police are said to have taken serious congnisance of the contents posted on Tiwari’s social media accounts over the last two weeks. The posts are inflammatory and hateful in nature, the police said.
Despite him languishing in a jail for the murders of Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, Lavlesh Tiwari seems to be active online, going by the activities on his social media accounts.
Banda police are said to have taken serious congnisance of the contents posted on Tiwari’s social media accounts over the last two weeks. The posts are inflammatory and hateful in nature, the police said.
SP Abhinandan said the police were trying to look for the person/s handling Tiwari’s social media accounts. “We have started an investigation. This is serious,” he said.
Tiwari is one of the three hitmen who eliminated the brothers, who were in police custody, on April 15 in Prayagraj, and is currently lodged in Pratapgarh jail.
One of the posts shared on April 19 asked if people supported Tiwari. The post elicited 326 votes, with 42 likes and six comments.
In another account, a picture of Tiwari with his parents was shared on April 24. A similar picture was posted on April 19 in another profile that is locked.
On Monday, eight posts were updated in quick succession on what is said to Tiwari’s primary account. They were hateful in nature. Officials said it appeared that others have access to Tiwari’s accounts and were posting on his behalf.
Tiwari is from Banda where his family lives.
