The accused informed the police throughout questioning that they needed to turn out to be infamous criminals.
Lucknow:
The Uttar Pradesh Police, going through huge flak for the sensational on-camera homicide of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf of their custody final evening, has remained tight-lipped in regards to the incident to this point. Sources say the police swung into motion instantly after subduing the three shooters on the spot, and are probing their background and felony antecedents.
The three attackers, recognized by the police as Lovlesh Tewari, Sunny Singh, and Arun Maurya, posed as journalists and shot Ahmed and his brother Ashraf at point-blank vary whereas they had been chatting with reporters in Prayagraj. All three have felony information, sources mentioned. Their households have mentioned they don’t have anything to do with them.
Lovelesh Tewari was jailed earlier as properly. His father informed the media that the household has nothing to do with him. Lovelesh visited dwelling at instances, and was in Banda five-six days again as properly, the daddy mentioned.
“He’s my son. We noticed the incident on TV. We aren’t conscious of the actions of Lovelesh nor do we have now something to do with this. He by no means lived right here, and neither was he concerned in our household affairs. He didn’t inform us something. He got here right here 5 to 6 days in the past. We have now not been on speaking phrases with him for years. There may be already a case registered in opposition to him. He was jailed in that case,” Yagya Tiwari, Lovelesh’s father, mentioned.
“He does not work. He was a drug addict. We have now 4 youngsters. We have now nothing to say about this,” Yagya Tiwari added.
Sunny has 14 circumstances registered in opposition to him, and has been on the run since being declared a historical past sheeter. His father had died, and he left dwelling after promoting off his share of the ancestral property. Sunny hasn’t visited his household, his mom and brother, for over 5 years now. His brother runs a tea stall.
“He used to wander round and did no work. We dwell individually and do not understand how he turned a felony. We do not know in regards to the incident,” Pintu Singh, brother of shooter Sunny Singh, mentioned.
The third shooter, Arun, had left dwelling as a toddler. His identify appeared in reference to the homicide of a policeman on a prepare in 2010, sources mentioned. He labored at a manufacturing unit in Delhi.
The accused informed the police throughout questioning that they needed to turn out to be infamous criminals, which is why they murdered Atiq, although the police do not imagine their confession but, sources mentioned. There are gaps of their testimonies, and the police will proceed investigating, they mentioned.
