Atiq Ahmad's killers shouted ‘Jai Shri Ram’; identified: What we know

The three men who killed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad have been detained and identified.

Three killers of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad have been detained and identified. Atiq and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by the three men posing as journalists in the middle of a media interaction on Saturday night while police personnel were escorting them to a medical college in Prayagraj for a checkup.

Atiq Ahmad and Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range by the three men in UP's Prayagraj.

In some shocking videos of attackers that surfaced online, the killers can be heard shouting slogans of “Jai Shri Ram” after killing Atiq and his brother.

Who are Atiq Ahmad's killers?

1. Three people identified as Arun Maurya, Lavlesh Tiwari and Sunny, were detained, people aware of the matter said, but no official statement on their names was issued till the time of going to press.

2. Sunny is a resident of Hamirpur district, Lavlesh Tiwari is from Kotwali in Banda and Arun Maurya belongs to village Baghela Pukhta within the limits of Soron Kotwali police station in Kasganj.

Lavlesh Tiwari.

3. Sunny has 17 criminal cases against him in Hamirpur district. He was studying at Lucknow University but dropped out in the first year of B.A. He was jailed for teasing a girl three years ago. Sunny Singh is a history-sheeter criminal of Kurara police station in Hamirpur district.

4. Lavlesh Tiwari is a Bajrang Dal leader, according to his Facebook profile. He says he is Zila Sah Pramukh of Bajrang Dal.

Lavlesh Tiwari is a Bajrang Dal leader, according to his Facebook profile.

5. Father and mother of Arun Maurya have died and his uncle and aunt live in village of Kasganj district. Arun Maurya alias Kalia has left the village 15 years ago and never returned to the village. His uncle Megh Singh Maurya resides in the village with his family

6. Sources said initial questioning has revealed that they wanted to rise in the field of crime and therefore committed the crime, but the police are still interrogating them and are yet to provide any details officially.

7. In the shocking videos of attackers that surfaced online, the killers can be heard shouting slogans of “Jai Shri Ram” after killing Atiq and his brother.

Watch: Atiq Ahmed's killers caught chanting 'Jai Shri Ram' on cam after murder; Posed as media

8. Briefing reporters about the incident, Commissioner of Police, Prayagraj, Ramit Sharma said the three assailants, who were arrested immediately after the incident, had joined the group of mediapersons who were trying to get sound bites from Atiq and Ashraf.

9. Some reports indicated that they came in the guise of mediapersons with one of them even carrying a mic along with an ID.

10. As journalists questioned Atiq about his questioning in the police custody, he said: "Main baat yeh hai ki Guddu Muslim... (Actually, Guddu Muslim...) " and was shot dead in the head, even before he could finish what he was saying.

(With inputs from Haidar Naqvi and Hemendra Chaturvedi)