Judicial Commission Clears Police in Atiq Ahmed's Custody Death

A judicial commission has ruled out any pre-planned conspiracy or police negligence in the murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf while in police custody. The commission's report was presented in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly, concluding that the police were not at fault.

The judicial commission investigating the murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf during police custody has dismissed allegations of a pre-planned conspiracy or police negligence.

The commission's findings were tabled in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly on the final day of the monsoon session, bringing clarity to the controversial deaths.

Chaired by retired Allahabad High Court Judge Arvind Kumar Tripathi, the five-member commission under Justice Dilip B Bhosale was assigned to scrutinize the April 15, 2023 incident. The report concluded that the killings were not orchestrated by the State Police and exonerated them of any negligence.

(With inputs from agencies.)