Atiq Ahmad's Killers Had Fake IDs, Camera, Followed Him All Day

The killers arrived in Prayagraj two days ago and stayed at a lodge.

The three men who shot and killed Atiq Ahmad, a notorious gangster and former lawmaker, and his brother Ashraf on Saturday had followed them all day, posing as journalists with fake identification cards and a camera, sources said on Sunday, suggesting a carefully planned murder.

According to the police, the assailants, Lovelesh Tiwari, Sunny and Arun Maurya, have confessed that they wanted to eliminate Atiq Ahmad and become famous in the underworld.

They arrived in Prayagraj on Thursday and stayed at a lodge. The manager of the lodge is being questioned by the police.

The killers have said they planned the attack after learning that the brothers were in police custody and were being taken to a hospital for a medical check-up.They decided that posing as journalists was how they could get very close to Atiq and tracked him all day on Saturday with other journalists.