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By Pankaj Srivastava: Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf, who were killed in police custody on Saturday, were hit by a total of 13 bullets, the autopsy report has revealed.
The three assailants, posing as journalists, used Zigana pistols (a semi-automatic pistol produced by a Turkish firm) to eliminate both the deceased. The shooters fired over a dozen rounds in just 22 seconds in the presence of a police team.
Atiq Ahmed was hit by eight bullets. A bullet was found in his head, neck, chest and waist, respectively, as per the autopsy report.
Ashraf was shot in the neck, back, wrist, stomach and waist, while three bullets were recovered from his body, and two bullets ripped through him, the autopsy report read.
After shooting dead Atiq and Ashraf, the three accused were nabbed by the police and taken into custody.
According to the FIR filed by UP Police, the moment Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf started talking to the media, one of the shooters dropped his mic and camera and picked up his pistol, and fired at them.
Meanwhile, a three-member judicial commission has been constituted by the Uttar Pradesh government to probe the matter. The panel will submit its report within two months. The commission is headed by Justice (retired) Arvind Kumar Tripathi, while ex-DGP Subesh Kumar Singh and former district Judge Brijesh Kumar Soni are its members.
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