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LIVE: UP CM takes cognizance of Prayagraj case, calls high-level meeting

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Atiq Ahmed

UP CM Yogi Adityanath took cognizance of Prayagraj incident, reports ANI. CM Yogi immediately called a high-level meeting and ordered a high-level inquiry into the whole matter. Chief Minister also gave instructions for the formation of a three-member Judicial Commission (Judicial Inquiry Commission) in the matter.

#WATCH | Prayagraj: Forensic team at the spot where Mafia-turned-politician #AtiqAhmed and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead while interacting with media.#UttarPradesh pic.twitter.com/vlLwFAD6Qi
— ANI (@ANI) April 15, 2023

Atiq Ahmed, the Uttar Pradesh gangster who faced at least 100 criminal cases, and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were shot dead on camera while they were being taken for a medical check-up in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj today. Atiq Ahmed's son Asad was also killed in an encounter in UP's Jhansi just two days ago. Vijay Mishra, the lawyer of the murdered gangster, told NDTV that someone from a crowd of people fired at Atiq Ahmed and his brother from close range. Mr Mishra said he was standing beside them when they were shot dead.

Two people have been arrested, the lawyer said, though the police are yet to issue a statement on the killings.

Delhi on Saturday logged 1,396 COVID-19 cases with a positivity rate of 31.9 per cent, the highest in 15 months, according to data shared by the city government's health department. The city had recorded a positivity rate of 30.6 per cent on January 14 last year. With the new cases, Delhi's COVID-19 tally climbed to 20,21,593. Five fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 26,560, the health department bulletin stated. Of the latest fatalities, COVID-19 was the primary cause of death in one of the cases, while it was incidental in the other four, it stated. According to the bulletin, the fresh cases emerged out of 4,376 tests conducted the previous day. The department did not issue a bulletin on Friday.

Courts are being lied to, those arrested are being tortured and there's not a shred of proof of any wrongdoing, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today, a day after being summoned by the CBI in the capital's liquor policy case. Launching a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, Mr Kejriwal said agencies like the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) were going to extraordinary lengths to target their fiercest political opponents. The agencies have falsely claimed that 14 phones were destroyed, lying to the courts in affidavits, torturing suspects to extract falsified confessions and employing thuggish threats like "will see how your daughter gets to college tomorrow", he claimed.

The second phase of caste census has started in entire state. Our supervisors will start the survey of caste-based census by going door-to-door. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is coming to his house to participate in the census: Kundan Kumar, SDM Patna

Tomorrow, they (CBI) have called me and I will definitely go. If Arvind Kejriwal is corrupt then there is no one in this world who is honest... If BJP has ordered CBI to arrest me, then CBI will obviously follow their instructions: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Heatwave conditions are likely in some isolated places in Delhi on Saturday as the maximum temperature in the national capital increased to 39.4 degrees Celsius a day earlier, three notches above normal. This was the highest maximum temperature recorded so far this season. The IMD has issued a 'yellow' alert for Saturday.

India recorded 10,753 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the number of active infections to 53,720, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The toll has climbed to 5,31,091 with 27 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours.

12:47 AM

Assailants who killed Atiq Ahmed posed as mediapersons

The assailants who killed gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf on Saturday night in presence of the police personnel and media came in the guise of mediapersons with one of them even carrying a mic along with an ID.

12:13 AM

It is disheartening to see UP Police being used for political gains: Kunwar Danish Ali, BSP MP

11:55 PM

BJP leader & Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar to resign from the party on Sunday

11:54 PM

Murder of Atiq and his brother perfect example of Yogi’s big failure of law & order: AIMIM chief Owaisi

11:36 PM

Crime has reached its peak in UP: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed death in Prayagraj

11:31 PM

Atiq Ahmed Live News: Aftermath from the spot

11:29 PM

Atiq Ahmad, brother shot dead in Prayagraj: Three attackers identified as Sunny, Lovelesh, Arun arrested

The three attackers identified as Sunny, Lovelesh and Arun have been arrested. The killing was caught live on television channels as Atiq and Ashraf were about to speak to the media. Sounds of indiscriminate fire were heard as Atiq and Ashraf collapsed on the ground.

10:11 PM

Arvind Kejriwal to appear before CBI tomorrow at 11 am

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, entire Delhi Cabinet and all AAP MPs to accompany Kejriwal to CBI office.

10:10 PM

Maharashtra reports 660 new cases along with two deaths today

Maharashtra reports 660 new cases along with two deaths today. Active cases stand at 6,047.

10:09 PM

Pakistan's inflation to rise to 29.5% in FY23: World Bank

The World Bank has warned that Pakistan's inflation is projected to further rise to 29.5 per cent in the fiscal year 2023 due to higher energy and food prices and the weaker Rupee, Dawn reported.However, the World Bank report on the macro poverty outlook for Pakistan said inflation was expected to moderate over the forecast horizon as global inflationary pressures dissipated.

7:16 PM

2 died in an explosion in a firecracker manufacturing unit in Sivakasi in the Virudhunagar district today

7:13 PM

Ukraine awaits US missile system after latest Russian strike

The death toll from Russian missile strikes on eastern Ukraine's city of Sloviansk rose to 11 Saturday as rescue crews tried to reach people trapped in the rubble of an apartment building, Ukrainian authorities said.

Ukraine's air force said the country would soon have weapons with which to try to prevent attacks like the one Friday. The delivery of the Patriot air defence system promised by the US was expected in Ukraine sometime after Easter, Ukrainian air force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat said.

7:12 PM

India to host Second Health Working Group G20 meeting from April 17-19

Additional Secretary (IH) Lav Agarwal & delegates from around the world arrive in Goa ahead of the upcoming Second Health Working Group G20 meeting from April 17-19.

7:11 PM

Fighting in Sudan must end 'immediately': US

Violent clashes in Sudan between the army and paramilitary groups must end "immediately," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.The top US diplomat said he was "deeply concerned" about the reports of fighting. He said US embassy staff in the capital Khartoum are all "currently accounted for."

2:55 PM