The Prayagraj police on Sunday registered a case after a threatening message surfaced on social media seeking revenge for the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed. It is believed that Atiq’s supporters are angry after Atiq and his brother Ashraf were shot. But fearing police action, they were unable to respond. However, a threatening message is viral on social media in which his supporters are venting their anger. This tweet has been done from the Twitter handle named ‘The Sajjad Mughal’. The tweet threatened to avenge the murder of Atiq and Ashraf and settle scores.
ADG took cognizance
An old video of Atiq Ahmed’s son’s speech was also posted in this tweet. When this tweet started going viral, UP’s ADG Law and Order Prashant Kumar, taking cognizance, sent a letter to the cyber crime station of Prayagraj and instructed to take action. After this, the cyber cell of the police registered a case on that Twitter handle under Section 505 and Section 66 of the IT Act.
Earlier, Atiq and Ashraf were shot dead by three men- Arun, Lavlesh and Sunny in police custody outside Colvin Hospital, Prayagraj. The police had arrested all the three shooters.
what is written in the tweet
On April 25, a Twitter handle named ‘The Sajjad Mughal’ wrote, ‘The race is not over yet. Atiq’s son Ali is still alive. Inshallah the situation, time and government will change. Then Allahabad will also be called and revenge will be taken. ,
Suspicion of involvement in anti-CAA-NRC movement
After the tweet, investigation has been started by registering a case against the Twitter handle in the cyber station of Prayagraj police. The cyber unit of the police is ascertaining who is running the Twitter handle and what is Atiq’s relation with him. The police suspected that the same people who fueled the agitation against the CAA-NRC in Prayagraj could be involved in inciting the people. The cyber team collected the posts related to the tweet.