Hindu Mahasabha spokesperson Shishir Chaturvedi terms Atiq Ahmed murder accused as heroes

Hindu Mahasabha spokesperson Shishir Chaturvedi said, "The shooters rendered justice to the people of Prayagraj. Lord Ram killed Ravana. Shri Krishna killed Kansh, in the same way, all three shooters killed Atiq Ahmed."

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): The Hindu Mahasabha spokesperson Shishir Chaturvedi said that the three shooters, who killed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed, are not villains rather they are heroes. He has compared the three accused to Lord Ram, Shri Krishna and Bhagat Singh. He further said that he can fight the case for free for the trio.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, the Hindu Mahasabha spokesperson said, "The shooters rendered justice to the people of Prayagraj. Lord Ram killed Ravana. Shri Krishna killed Kansh, in the same way, all three shooters killed Atiq Ahmed." Meanwhile, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been interrogating the three shooters identified as Sunny Singh, Lavlesh Tiwari and Arun Maurya.

On April 15, Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead while being taken to a hospital for a medical check-up. All three attackers were apprehended at the spot. They have been kept in the custody of the police and questioned. A CJM court in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Wednesday remanded gangster Atiq Ahmed's killers in four-day police custody.

Meanwhile, the UP police conducted raids in search of Shaista Parveen, wife of Atiq Ahmed. Atiq Ahmed was accused in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, as well as in the killing of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the BSP leader's murder, in February this year.