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Haryana angle in Atiq Ahmed's shootout

Mafia-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed by three shooters in Uttar Pradesh in the presence of police and the media. It is learnt that one of the shooters is a native of Panipat in Haryana.

Haryana angle in Atiq Ahmed's shootout
Haryana angle in Atiq Ahmed's shootout

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Published : Apr 16, 2023, 10:32 PM IST

Panipat(Haryana):One of the ghastly murders was captured on camera on Saturday when gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed by three shooters in Uttar Pradesh in the presence of police and the media. The three killers of Atiq were identified as Lavlesh Tiwari, a resident of Banda, Mohit alias Sunny, a resident of Hamirpur, and Arun Maurya, a resident of Kasganj.

However, one of them hails from the Panipat district of Haryana. According to sources, Arun Maurya was born in Panipat. He stayed with his family in Panipat for many years. Meanwhile, six months ago, he had a fight with someone in Panipat and he left the family and went to Uttar Pradesh and started living there with his uncle and aunt.

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Arun also has two younger brothers identified as Dharmendra and Akash. Arun's aunt Lakshmi Devi and uncle live at Kadar Wadi village of Uttar Pradesh. According to sources, Arun's aunt Lakshmi said that Arun had come to the village a long time ago. Lakshmi said that he used to come to the village, but always kept aloof from villagers.

Arun's father is a resident of Kadar Wadi village in Uttar Pradesh. He came to Panipat in search of employment and settled there with his wife at Vikas Nagar of Panipat. Arun's father, Deepak Kumar worked as a labourer and when he couldn't meet his household expenses he then decided to drive an auto. However, a few years ago, he narrowly survived after meeting with an accident. After this, Deepak started selling panipuri in Panipat.

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